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The short answer
Buying reviews on Followerzoid is illegal and dangerous: fabricated reviews violate Google's and Trustpilot's rules, and in France, buying reviews is a deceptive commercial practice (up to EUR 300,000 in fines and 2 years in prison, EUR 750,000 and 5 years online). Worse, Followerzoid also sells negative reviews against competitors, which makes the legal risk even greater. OpenAvis collects real reviews legally, starting at €29/month.
Followerzoid is an English-language social growth store that, for a fee, offers fabricated reviews on Google, Trustpilot, Facebook, Yelp, Tripadvisor, and Amazon, including negative reviews meant to harm competitors. These practices violate the platforms' rules and French law. OpenAvis does the opposite: collecting real reviews from your customers, without ever fabricating or buying any, for a reputation that rises steadily and risk-free.
What you're risking
VSFollowerzoid| Criteria | Followerzoid | OpenAvis |
|---|---|---|
Selling fabricated reviews (positive and negative) Reviews written with no connection to a real customer | Sells fake positive reviews and also negative reviews against competitors | Only real reviews from real customers, never reviews against third parties |
Compliance with platform rules Following Google and Trustpilot terms of service | Prohibited by Google and Trustpilot, reviews removed when detected | Compliant collection, no risk of removal or penalty |
Compliance with French law Following the Consumer Code | Deceptive commercial practice; disparaging a competitor increases the criminal risk | Legal collection, no exposure to penalties |
Google Business Profile safety Risk of removal or ban | Risks a ban - Google removed 240 million fraudulent reviews in 2024 | No risk: reviews come from real customers |
Collection from real customers Asking your actual customers | No tool for collecting from real customers | QR code, email sequences, and SMS |
Provider's legal identity Legal notices and an identifiable company | Offshore English-language brand, with no clear legal identity for a French customer | Identifiable French company, public terms of service and sales terms |
Followerzoid's offering illustrates the real danger of these stores: beyond fake positive reviews, they also sell negative reviews against competitors. Yet disparaging a competitor with fake reviews is not only detected by the platforms, it also exposes you to lawsuits for disparagement and deceptive commercial practices. Bought reviews are also regularly removed, leaving the buyer with nothing to show and still exposed.
Followerzoid sells its reviews individually or in bundles, in dollars, at deliberately low prices typical of offshore services. But that price is a trap: a review removed by Google or Trustpilot is a review paid for nothing, and detected fraud can get your listing banned. OpenAvis costs €29/month (free plan to get started) to collect real reviews that actually stay online.
Get real reviews, legally and risk-free
Try OpenAvis for free, no credit card.
The legal alternative to Followerzoid is to ask your real, satisfied customers, automatically and at the right moment. OpenAvis does this by QR code, email, and SMS, filters negative reviews before publication, and redirects happy customers to Google or Trustpilot - without ever fabricating or buying a single review.
Public pricing
Plans and add-ons shown right on the pricing page, no quote to request.
Set up in 5 minutes
Account created and QR code generated with no technical skills.
QR code and email collection
Reach your customers at the right moment, with no manual action.
Automated email sequences
Personalized post-visit follow-ups, generated by AI.
AI review analysis
Recurring themes and an action plan generated by Claude.
Website widget
Your reviews shown on your site with a single line of code.
Reporter Space
Get fake negative reviews left by third parties taken down.
Public pro page
A showcase mini-site on top of your Google Business Profile.
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