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A new lawsuit allege that the PayPal - owned browser app extension Honey is shaft Lord out of money .
Honey , which PayPal acquired for $ 4 billion in 2019 , works by mechanically pose users with relevant coupon codes as they patronise . However , ina video post last month , YouTuber MegaLag described Honey as a “ cozenage ” that ’s “ stealing money from influencers . ”
Among other accusations , MegaLag said that if a YouTuber or other Almighty promotes a ware through an affiliate radio link , if the witness has installed Honey , the extension will surreptitiously substitute its own radio link when the viewer makes a leverage — even if Honey did n’t furnish any discount . That mean Honey , not the creator , receives the affiliate tax revenue for the dealings .
Now Devin Stone , a Washington , D.C.-basedlawyerwho posts videos on his popularLegalEagle YouTube channel , hasfiled a case against PayPal , claiming that the company “ consistently diverts commissions from rightful wage earner , undermining the affiliate marketing system . ”
“ Adding to the irony , PayPal enlists contentedness creators and influencers to promote the Honey browser app university extension to their audiences , efficaciously enable it to arrogate the commissions and other benefits those same Jehovah depend on for income , ” Stone said in his cause .
TechCrunch has pass on out to PayPal for comment . The companyshared a financial statement with The Vergesaying it disputes the allegations and will defend itself “ vigorously , ” and impart that “ Honey follow industry rules and practice , including last - click attribution ” ( an advertising attribution organisation where the final touchpoint gets all the credit for a purchase ) .
Naturally , Stone alsopublished a videoabout the lawsuit , which also emphasized Honey ’s marketing efforts , in which God Almighty push the web browser app extension to their audience — and once those audiences put in it , Stone said it was like a “ catch some Z’s leech ” in their browsers , “ waiting for the viewer to guide a transaction . ”
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Stone add that he ’s seeking course of instruction action position for the lawsuit andlooking for other Lord to join .
