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Exposing The Honey Influencer Scam (youtu.be)
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I can't think of anything more "late stage capitalism" than one of the most central internet companies propping up a fake product to steal crumbs from affiliate links of all things.

Considering how central "creators" and entertainment are to Yankee culture, I wouldn't be surprised if this even led to a Congress hearing lol.

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[–] davel@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Despite being terminally online, I never heard of Honey until this video came out two weeks ago. My new adblocking technique is unstoppable.

[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Share techniques

[–] davel@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 4 days ago (2 children)

oh this is what i do too, thought there was a new strat for the embedded ads in streaming.

[–] AlbigensianGhoul@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 3 days ago

For YouTube, there's sponsorblock, including YouTube Revanced, but it's not 100% reliable (specially for less popular or non-English content).

[–] davel@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 4 days ago

Not that I know of. My comment was in reference to what is now rather ancient lore.

[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Same here. Never heard of them.

A D V E R T I S I N G S H I T S I N Y O U R H E A D

[–] redtea@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 5 days ago

ADVERTISINGS
Hits in Your Head
vol. 43

"All the jingles you wish you never heard but can't stop hearing"