2 posts tagged ‘Honey’
YouTuber LegalEagle sues PayPal over ‘sleeping leech’ Honey extension
TechCrunch,
A new lawsuit alleges that the PayPal-owned browser extension Honey is cheating creators out of money. Honey, which PayPal acquired for $4 billion in 2019, works by automatically presenting users with relevant coupon codes as they shop. However, in a video posted last month, YouTuber MegaLag described Honey as a “scam” that’s “stealing money from […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Honey Extension Scam
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David Nield: Honey, which is owned by PayPal, is a popular browser extension—with 19 million users on Chrome alone—but the shopping tool is being accused of some seriously shady practices, including keeping users away from the lowest online prices and blocking creator affiliate links to deprive them of revenue. The scandal surfaced through a comprehensive […]