Has the Duplicate Listing Policy been abandoned?

[huntfishdie45]

I have noticed that many duplicate listings with stock photos are being used to dominate search categories. I know this was a problem for some sellers because similar but different listings would be wrongly flagged but this policy protected us from search manipulation by sellers who used this method to block competitors listings by pushing them farther down in the search list.  Have all the policies designed to keep us sellers on a level playing field been scrapped to promote the pay to play scheme?

[iamalwaysright]

I don’t think it has been formally abandoned. But it’s unlikely enforced because I do see a lot of duplicate listings. I see it just like the “No watermark or text on the gallery photo” policy that I do believe also has not been abandoned.