A YouTube video claims that the PayPal Honey browser extension, designed to find coupon codes, is actually a 'scam' that steals affiliate revenue from influencers, including those who promote it. The video alleges that Honey frequently fails to find better deals and prioritizes its own branded coupons, while also hijacking affiliate links at checkout, diverting sales credit away from creators. PayPal has defended Honey's practices, stating they adhere to industry rules.
The PayPal Honey browser extension is, in theory, a handy way to find better deals on products while you’re shopping online. But in a video published this weekend, YouTuber MegaLag claims the extension is a “scam” and that Honey has been “stealing money from influencers, including the very ones they paid to promote their product.” Honey works by popping up an offer to find coupon codes for you while you’re checking out in an online shop.
That’s regardless of whether Honey found you a coupon or not, and it results in Honey getting the credit for the sale, rather than the YouTuber or website whose link led you there. Paypal VP of corporate communications Josh Criscoe said in an email to The Verge that “Honey follows industry rules and practices, including last-click attribution.” MegaLag isn’t the first to make such claims.
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