Position Paper 2- Breaches of Ethics
The Honey Scam If you are anything like me, you have probably encountered at least one YouTuber or Influencer on another platform talking about the Honey Extension. Honey is an internet add-on that helps shoppers find coupons and cheaper deals while shopping online. Customers can insert coupon codes into the websites that they are shopping at in order to save money. Honey earns a commission from each purchase made through the extension, and in return some customers earn money with Honey's cash-back system. The extension was initially launched in 2012 and was acquired by PayPal in 2020. At the height of its popularity, over 20 million people had the extension installed. This widespread use is due in no part to content creators providing advertisements in their own videos. Popular creators such as Mr. Beast and PewDiePie were among the most popular YouTubers to provide personal advertisements for Honey within their videos. Much like other creator-backed advertisement...
