The Little Mermaid subjected to ‘review bombing’ with mass negative reactions posted by bots

IMDb has changed its rating system to mitigate trolling of the film, which has been a target of racism since the Black actor Halle Bailey was announced as Ariel

The biggest film website in the world has said that the new, live action remake of The Little Mermaid has been the subject of “review bombing”, with mass negative reactions posted by bots to bring down the average review score.

The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) said on Wednesday that the “unusual voting activity” it had detected on the reviews page for the film had led it to make changes to its rating system to mitigate unfair trolling.