Re:Junk websites filled w AI-generated text pulling in money...
by duskwuff on Thursday June 29, 2023 @01:33AM
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> I get a bunch of sites that just list a dozen terrible Amazon products with affiliate links to each. [...] maybe they've cleaned up lately
The faucet turned off in 2020, when Amazon reduced affiliate payouts for many products [1] and cut off third-party affiliate networks [2]. There are still a lot of those sites around, but there's no longer the same level of incentives for them to be created.
The faucet turned off in 2020, when Amazon reduced affiliate payouts for many products [1] and cut off third-party affiliate networks [2]. There are still a lot of those sites around, but there's no longer the same level of incentives for them to be created.
[1]: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/14/amazon-slashes-commission-ra...
[2]: https://www.adexchanger.com/ecommerce-2/amazon-removes-third...