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A comment on Privacytools.io: Hypothetical possibility of using affiliate/referral links. Parent comment

Re:Privacytools.io: Hypothetical possibility of using affili... by michaelt on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @07:22AM (#20093886) 

  what’s wrong with it?
A belief that, when the subject of the report is handing over cash and free samples to the reporter, "unbiased" reporting won't actually be unbiased.

You see this in loads of situations, even those with ethics codes and suchlike. From Youtubers and Instagram influencers all the way to professional games journalists and national newspapers' lifestyle magazines.

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Re:Privacytools.io: Hypothetical possibility of using affili... by mrhappyunhappy on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @07:42AM (#20093993)
You speak as if everyone abides by some ethics standards where people cannot make honest assessments and recommendations without being influenced by money. I just don’t get it, people here seem to have a hard on for wirecutter but mention affiliate marketing and we are all scumbags for even considering it. I’m generalizing too, but so are you.
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Re:Privacytools.io: Hypothetical possibility of using affili... by michaelt on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @08:05AM (#20094137) 

  people here seem to have a hard on for wirecutter
Not me, I've seen https://www.xdesk.com/wirecutter-standing-desk-review-pay-to... † - precisely the sort of observations that make people suspicious of shill reviewers.

† which admittedly wirecutter disagree with https://thewirecutter.com/our-response-to-nextdesk/

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