Move comes amid ‘anti-woke’ backlash to diverse casting in Lord of the Rings prequel

Amazon has started delaying user reviews posted to its video-streaming service by up to three days to tackle fake ratings.

The move is an effort to tackle a spree of “review bombings” driven, in part, by an “anti-woke” backlash to the diverse casting in the company’s Lord of the Rings prequel series, The Rings of Power, which features non-white actors cast as elves and dwarfs.

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