Ask What should a freelancer do when a client threatens to leave a bad review unfairly?

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Review threats are one of the most uncomfortable situations a freelancer can face because reviews carry a lot of weight on most platforms. Some clients know this and use it as pressure to get extra work or a discount they were never promised. Most platforms say that using reviews as a threat goes against their rules, but proving it happened and getting the platform to act on it is not always easy. Have you ever been in a situation where a client threatened a bad review, and were you able to resolve it without the review affecting your profile?