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PayPal Honey steals affiliate links and lies about finding the best coupons (youtube.com)
submitted 2 years ago* by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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๐Ÿ–• Fuck PayPal

And fuck Linus Tech Tips for intentionally keeping quiet about this after they found out.

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[โ€“] 29 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

I don't mind things that are an actual thing to buy. I want to research it first--you can get a better electric razor than Manscaped for not much more--but at least it's clear how they make their money. Honey was obviously getting money from someone other than their users, and that's an immediate red flag.

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  • [โ€“] 16 points 2 years ago

    I and many other people naturally assumed that honey was getting their money from consumer data collection. Which is why I didn't use the service myself. The surprise is the fact that the scam isn't just consumer data collection but actually stealing commissions from content creators as well as using consumers as a gateway to stealing money from businesses that they have contracts with.

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