If something advertises on youtube itβs a scam. Simple to remember really.
this post was submitted on 23 Dec 2024
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Literally just watched that. I agree with his consideration that that's fraud.
Linus Tech Tips really is scum. Yet more proof of that.
It was a matter of time until the public found out about this. They couldn't think in the long term, by not accepting a bit of backlash, exposing the scam they unknowingly participated in they only opened themselves up for more later.
They are not only evil, they are stupid too, which is worse.
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I have been using PayPal increasingly for online payments. Not sure why. I have heard old stories about PayPal but Honey seems really bad. Its basically a given that any fintech company are going to be dodgy scammers but PayPal seemed almost grown up and respectable. Guess not.
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I thought it was just collecting and selling user data but while I'd bet it's still happening - wow, this is way craftier.
I used honey for a while and it was working great for me with "exclusive" coupons and Cashback and then one time I bough a cellphone that was supposed to have $250 cashback. I did all the necessary steps, read the t&c, took screenshots of the offer and made the purchase. I never got the transaction to appear on their website. Sending emails it trying to contact them was futile (I even made an automatic script to send an email everyday to follow up). Fuck PayPal
Small claims
A useful question to ask when hearing about a new company is "What's your business model?"
There is no such thing as a free and benevolent product with an advertising budget.
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Real as shit. I know idiots who think apple pays people scaling on how many downloads their app has xD (kinda like yt views)
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