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PayPal Honey steals affiliate links and lies about finding the best coupons (youtube.com)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.world

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🖕 Fuck PayPal

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

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[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You guys think Rakuten does the same? I have got so much money from them.

[–] eRac@lemmings.world 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Rakuten is up front about it. They force their affiliate links, then pay you part of their cut.

Honey forces their affiliate links in exchange for maybe finding you a discount code.

[–] gt5@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I also think Rakuten compensates me fairly. I take the payout in Amex points. Instead of money they give me 1 cent per point which I can leverage to a value of around 5 cpp through transfers

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I book my hotels for with them for generally 5%. It adds up.