Exposing the Honey Influencer Scam

[quovadis]

Turns out Honey has been replacing/overriding affiliate links.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/YouTuber-finds-popular-browser-extension-Honey-engaging-in-deceptive-affiliate-practices.935848.0.html

A YouTuber has been investing Honey for a while, and some of its results are less than ideal. Apparently, it overrides any affiliate links on the checkout page, effectively denying the creator that got you there their commission.

 

[FiestaST]

No surprise to me, it many aspects cesspool vibes hidden under a pretty veil.

 

[Fulcrum29]

Old news to be honest, even businesses have been complaining about them for a long time now. Just read this old Reddit post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskMarketing/comments/o9knp8/honey_joinhoneycom_double_dipping

Neither is this the first YouTube video on them. Honey as an affiliate hijacks your affiliate platform, promoted by influencers and media.

Just for extra mention, there are other affiliate programs I would wish to point a finger to...

 

[Gone Fishing]

 

[FiestaST]

Yup.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1870857509860253975

 

[Ninja'd]

Always thought there had to be some catch to it.

 

[Thugscub]

Never believe anything on the netz.

 

[Mirai]

Turns out Honey has been replacing/overriding affiliate links.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/YouTuber-finds-popular-browser-extension-Honey-engaging-in-deceptive-affiliate-practices.935848.0.html

A YouTuber has been investing Honey for a while, and some of its results are less than ideal. Apparently, it overrides any affiliate links on the checkout page, effectively denying the creator that got you there their commission.

It's pure karma.

Scumbag influencers promoting things they don't understand. These things bite them in the a$$. They also bite the end users who watch these people and listen to their advice.

Essentially clueless people promoting things based on pay.

Influencers are a plague.

This is so hilarious.

Yet people will continue to support these tech review channels and worship these people as gods.

Now we even have people like Mutahar shrieking about how bad this is. And nobody could have predicted this? Even the great Linus Tech Tips knew about this some time ago after they were tipped off by end users, and they told no-one. LOL.

Don't trust influencers. These people are clueless. They are so clueless they even promote things which harm their own revenue.

 

[Mirai]

Always thought there had to be some catch to it.

Yes people on YT with high view counts who promote and endorse their sponsors.

 

[Thugscub]

Twats have no clue what they are talking about.
It's everywhere.
Idiots of today have 3 brain cells.

 

[FiestaST]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1874188351387156746

 

[Mirai]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1874188351387156746

This POS guy?

 

[FiestaST]

This POS guy?

Yes yes, it’s well documented.

I’m a major contributor to the Official Thread lol

https://mybroadband.co.za/forum/threads/marques-brownlee-says-%E2%80%98i-hear-you%E2%80%99-after-fans-criticize-his-new-wallpaper-app.1301977/

Watch the 10/11 min vid & revert (back).

 

[My_King]

This POS guy?

Jip, promotes the thing, someone else expose what Honey does, suddenly markass brownlee is an expit about it and "would have not worked with them"

 

[FiestaST]

The “markass” part reminds of Will Smith & that loathed YT Rewind vid from a few years ago

 

[My_King]

The “markass” part reminds of Will Smith & that loathed YT Rewind vid from a few years ago

AHhhh thats hot, thats hot

 

[Mirai]

Yes yes, it’s well documented.

I’m a major contributor to the Official Thread lol

https://mybroadband.co.za/forum/threads/marques-brownlee-says-%E2%80%98i-hear-you%E2%80%99-after-fans-criticize-his-new-wallpaper-app.1301977/

Watch the 10/11 min vid & revert (back).

If it's so well documented why do you quote that scumbag?

 

[Mirai]

Jip, promotes the thing, someone else expose what Honey does, suddenly markass brownlee is an expit about it and "would have not worked with them"

Nah, it's the speeding through a school zone kind of thing. That this trash is still an authority for so many here is bewildering.

 

[FiestaST]

If it's so well documented why do you quote that scumbag?

Two sides to a story?

I will never be "silenced" here. Never have & never will here.

If you don't like you should know my rebuttal.

 

[dj_jyno]

Even the great Linus Tech Tips

I've never taken any of their content seriously - I just watch it every now and then for the entertainment value, to see how wrong Linus gets it.