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0 pointsakimbostrawman1y ago0 comments

>content creators out there actually looking out and fighting against this BS

Maybe they should have looked out before taking advertisement deals for products they don't even try to understand.

The only reason all of the "content creator" (influencer would be more fitting) care about this, is for once the product screw over them instead of there audience (just look at betterhelp).

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johnnyanmac1y ago

That's the wonderful part: you don't need to have accepted the deal or even have heard of Homey to be affected. There are some decently sized channels in that comment section of the class action That had no relationship with homey sulking about how othrt deals they took were in danger because of seemingly low click through rates.. And it's effect isn't limited to YouTubers. Y

ou don't need have been socially engineered in order to be a part of a company hack. Same deal here.

akimbostrawmanOP1y ago

>you don't need to have accepted the deal or even have heard of Homey to be affected

no you at the very least needed to install the addon for it to swap out your browser cookies.

>And it's effect isn't limited to YouTubers

the reason for the lawsuit based on financial damages very much does only effect them, the people who have referral programs which aren't the audience. ofc it also effects youtuber who didn't have a deal with honey.

johnnyanmac1y ago

> ofc it also affects YouTubers who didn't have a deal with honey

Yes, that was my primary point. And It may hurt them even more.

e.g If you're a tech YouTuber and Marquee took a deal, odds are you will feel the effects more than he would a A multimillionaire and industry known influencer. Because you'll probably have a huge overlapping audience with him.

Also, remember that a honey spent billions advertising this. I doubt this level of budget was limited only to YouTubers. Plenty of Instagram and TikTok and Twitter influencers to target.

linotype1y ago

Don’t forget all the financial YouTubers like Graham Stephan that were hawking FTX.

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johnnyanmac1y ago

ou don't need have been socially engineered in order to be a part of a company hack. Same deal here.

akimbostrawmanOP1y ago

>you don't need to have accepted the deal or even have heard of Homey to be affected

no you at the very least needed to install the addon for it to swap out your browser cookies.

>And it's effect isn't limited to YouTubers

johnnyanmac1y ago

> ofc it also affects YouTubers who didn't have a deal with honey

Yes, that was my primary point. And It may hurt them even more.

Also, remember that a honey spent billions advertising this. I doubt this level of budget was limited only to YouTubers. Plenty of Instagram and TikTok and Twitter influencers to target.

linotype1y ago

Don’t forget all the financial YouTubers like Graham Stephan that were hawking FTX.

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