this video about the honey extension is fucking WILD. i have always figured that the extension was either a data harvesting scheme or some sort of other scam, but i did not realize just how much it's fucking everyone over. paypal truly is the devil.
strongly encourage uninstalling honey asap.
strongly encourage uninstalling honey asap.
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Nothing has deserved a scare chord as much as the preview of there being a part 2.
Me, who remembers the Scottish Titles thing: "No! I'm shocked!"
We still think it's a good joke: I'm also a Ph.D. so someday I'm gonna put my two certificates together and go as "Lord Doctor" (i.e., Doctor Who) for Halloween/comic con/whatever
First I read that as Scottish Tiles and it kinda made more sense, like a bad kitchen decor startup
https://youtu.be/UHDHexYa32M
They invented NFTs before NFTs, kudos to them
ethan used to be tolerable
Regardless yeah it seemed like some data harvesting jig from the gitgo
There was also a giant blow up where Tech Jesus (Gamers Nexus) called out some of their various bad practices too
And also people like Mr Beast who just have no soul to begin with.
(Ok, I did actually get a sub for Ground News, so fingers crossed that one is ok)
BetterHelp, Bright Cellars, Scentbird, HelloFresh and Factor...
That one was remarkable for how obvious it was that it was a scam.
1) Honeybook hijacks affiliate sales from channels it sponsors
2) Honeybook makes deals with some sites to limit it's functionality
3) For sites not partnered with Honeybook but will spread codes/coupons pretty widely, which can be an issue for small businesses
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Is it a US only thing?
Geesh.
It was art commissions of sexy Garfield.
Now Wendover is filing a lawsuit! This moved so much faster than I expected.
https://youtu.be/Lvvq2wYubEU?si=DW_AtVO4EdiV664b
Now I have a new channel to follow who exposes shady shenanigans.
Other than those, the gacha games aren't "scams", especially the Hoyo ones, but that's pushing it lol. Otherwise yeah it's mostly lies & garbage.
If you want decent in-ears that don't break the bank get KZ ZSN Pro X or Salnotes Zero 2. They're WAY better than Raycons at a fraction of the price.
This is a genuinely evil scam.
There's more than one reason I stopped watching their channels, this is just another one.
on the other they use shopify and paypal for their store and that is their main source of income. Putting paypal on blast and potentially getting your store and customers fucked over for something that (afatk) didn't affect the customers was the right choice
If they had this much evidence besides referral hijacking before they cut their ties perhaps they would've. But seeing how that was in the past, it's tough to say.
Now that this has blown up, maybe they'll actually give a damn.
Whenever they do report on such a thing, the news are broken by another source like Gamer's Nexus, Hardware Unboxed or a smaller channel like MegaLag's in this case.
Your examples are spot-on. It didn't even click to me until now that GN has effectively replaced LMG for me for years now.
Linus is for "can you water-cool a laptop with a PT Cruiser radiator?"
(Or you know when they fuck up, double down on the fuck up and try to hurt a small company in the process for their fuckup, or mistreat employees)
Tbh, there's also little that could be done with that publicly. I heard a third-party investigated things and found no faults (which is lacking to some) but ultimately, the grievances are a private matter and was discreetly handled.
>zero word of mouth mention
yyup! my gut scheme holds true yet again! bullshit averted!
the only way we can make the line go up is by not paying people, breaking contracts, and just straight up crimes.
BetterHelp is providing 6 months of therapy at no cost for individuals who have been impacted by the war in Israel. Click Get Started to sign up and get matched to a licensed therapist."
https://twitter.com/Israel/status/1711683167986327901
Except for the fact thatpeople in Israel can go to sleep at night not wondering if they'll wake up tomorrow.
Do they offer this same service to people in Ukraine?
Or maybe Sudan? where people are getting thousands of innocent people are killed every day?
why is Israel so special?
i also don't think this opportunity was for palestinians in Gaza or the west bank, but for israelis working in the IOF
truely fucking evil of this company to support genocide.
i hope they get consequences.
Also wtf Linus, call them out publicly already???
Really wish I had a PayPal replacement, since I'm always worried they'll freeze any money I have.
glad to see other bigger YouTubers have made videos now though cause 2024 was the year of dead whistleblowers. I was sure he was gonna get got in like a week
That said, I don't tend to use referral links from YouTube videos unless they're already offering a hefty discount (in which case I wouldn't need to use the coupon app).