Last week Ben Edelman, VPT’s Chief Scientist, posted a remarkable write-up about misconduct by Honey. Many people won’t be surprised that Honey is ignoring stand-down rules. But evading testers – requiring a minimum account age and minimum points to ignore stand-down – that is big news. Worst of all is Honey checking for the cookies […]
MegaLag’s December 2024 video introduced 18 million viewers to serious questions about Honey, the widely-used browser shopping plug-in—in particular, whether Honey abides by the rules set by affiliate networks and merchants, and whether Honey takes commissions that should flow to other affiliates. I wrote in January that I thought Honey was out of line. In […]
I recently uncovered Microsoft Edge Shopping failing to stand down, in violation of affiliate network rules. My write-up combines a careful analysis of contract terms, videos, and even packet logs. Details: Edge Shopping Stand-Down Violations.
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