How Honey Scammed Everyone on YouTube

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  • Опубліковано 23 гру 2024

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  • @hectorchikomba7670
    @hectorchikomba7670 13 годин тому +1457

    This is totally unacceptable. I will discuss this with my BetterHelp therapist as soon as i get back from visiting my plot of land in Scotland!

    • @hamzerpanzer
      @hamzerpanzer 11 годин тому +134

      Wistfully staring at your fractional share of a piece of art as you ponder the magnitude of this situation

    • @oskark312
      @oskark312 10 годин тому +22

      i hope this comment abaut BetterHelp is ironic

    • @Gilannun12
      @Gilannun12 10 годин тому +44

      @oskark312 don't worry it bleeds irony.

    • @poisonouspotato1
      @poisonouspotato1 10 годин тому

      @oskark312 it is

    • @pavwi
      @pavwi 10 годин тому

      safe trip home, Lord Hectorchkomba7670!

  • @user-wv8ni3xd9c
    @user-wv8ni3xd9c 19 годин тому +1881

    I'm disappointed to find out Honey isn't a Honeypot.

  • @nm_9_
    @nm_9_ 19 годин тому +838

    "And your really only going to hear about it if the sponsor is scamming the creators as well" this hits hard

    • @AndrewBrownK
      @AndrewBrownK 16 годин тому +22

      Its sooooo true

    • @I-ONLY-BUILD-MECHS-AND-DUSTERS
      @I-ONLY-BUILD-MECHS-AND-DUSTERS 15 годин тому +30

      So tired of all these scumbags, they're so phony on top of everything. Just blocked most of their channels.

    • @PCorNPC
      @PCorNPC 14 годин тому +4

      ​@@I-ONLY-BUILD-MECHS-AND-DUSTERS same here

    • @Jeffcrocodile
      @Jeffcrocodile 11 годин тому +6

      they are not really victims here, they get the sponsorship money.

    • @Clownacy
      @Clownacy 7 годин тому +3

      you're

  • @Gilannun12
    @Gilannun12 19 годин тому +851

    Yup, the only reason youtubers call it "biggest scandal on yt" is because it hits their wallets, they will shill any garbage service for a pouch of silvers. Trust no one

    • @rushyscoper1651
      @rushyscoper1651 13 годин тому +13

      the thing its scam everyone involve in the chain and even ppl who aren't, it some point this no scam it does to theft/hack

    • @mariokarter13
      @mariokarter13 9 годин тому +23

      Nearly 10 years ago, "free speech" UA-camrs promoted an app designed to train an algorithm to be more effective at censorship. It was called Candid.

    • @Melpheos1er
      @Melpheos1er 9 годин тому +6

      I don't know if this is the biggest scandal but clearly this is a major scam from Paypal who clearly stole commissions from hundreds of youtubers.
      They should definitely be sued with a class action lawsuit

    • @interstellarsurfer
      @interstellarsurfer 9 годин тому +7

      Honey is a scam, brought to you by RAID: SHADOW LEGENDS! 🤣

    • @interstellarsurfer
      @interstellarsurfer 9 годин тому +3

      @@Melpheos1er *sad violin noises*

  • @nothingtoseehere449
    @nothingtoseehere449 19 годин тому +772

    this is why use sponsor block I had no idea honey was running this scam.

    • @Skelterbane69
      @Skelterbane69 19 годин тому +145

      Spreading the good word of sponsorblock

    • @muizzsiddique
      @muizzsiddique 19 годин тому +37

      Honey has been sponsors for YT channel for yeeeears. You have definitely heard of them.

    • @nothingtoseehere449
      @nothingtoseehere449 19 годин тому

      @@muizzsiddique oh I heard of them I just had no idea they were running a scam because I was using sponsorblock for so long.

    • @hipersonic999
      @hipersonic999 19 годин тому +43

      I didn't even knew what "Honey" meant in this context lol. Sometimes, ignorance is indeed a bliss.

    • @valeeeeeaaeeeeeeeeee
      @valeeeeeaaeeeeeeeeee 18 годин тому +8

      Great! And now sponsor block has your data?

  • @ZampNoxis
    @ZampNoxis 19 годин тому +748

    Never use or buy ANYTHING peddled by UA-camrs

    • @lobitome
      @lobitome 19 годин тому

      Back in the day, radio presenters pushing Herb-A-Life relentlessly, and later got in zero trouble for pushing the scam weight loss pills for years. Trust very few people.

    • @SpittingBritTeaEarlGrey
      @SpittingBritTeaEarlGrey 18 годин тому +16

      how about Brilliant sponsor ads

    • @Linkman8912
      @Linkman8912 18 годин тому

      ​@@SpittingBritTeaEarlGreybrilliant was actually good when I used it a while back, but I'm not sure if it's different now, worth researching if you're actually wondering

    • @carbohydratespeter361
      @carbohydratespeter361 18 годин тому +114

      I would change that to „never use or buy anything without deeper research“

    • @ALC570
      @ALC570 18 годин тому +1

      @@SpittingBritTeaEarlGreythat’s just paying for educational youtube videos

  • @mason96575
    @mason96575 19 годин тому +570

    I love how suddenly everyone is talking about Honey after MegaLag’s video. It’s bringing proper awareness to this Honey THEFT scam, and the multiple voices canNOT be silenced!
    I’d love to see some proper justice play out!

    • @justadude8716
      @justadude8716 19 годин тому +4

      I thought it was based, fuck influencers

    • @martontichi8611
      @martontichi8611 19 годин тому +18

      yea I've been a subscriber to megalag for a year now and i love his videos and this one is HUGE .

    • @Jose04537
      @Jose04537 19 годин тому +40

      It probably enraged a lot of youtubers to discover one of their sponsors was stealing their commissions.

    • @jonathantheyorkie
      @jonathantheyorkie 17 годин тому +6

      Yeah. I'm hoping the video doesn't get taken down, just in case, I downloaded it and this one too.

    • @tomnuke9122
      @tomnuke9122 17 годин тому

      Paypal needs to get fucked.

  • @BenisDD
    @BenisDD 19 годин тому +516

    If it's free, you are the product.

    • @mohammedgoder
      @mohammedgoder 19 годин тому +105

      Buddy, paid products also make you the product.
      There is no winning. You just have be be smart enough to do your due diligence.

    • @namenlosNamenlos
      @namenlosNamenlos 19 годин тому +16

      ​@@mohammedgodertrue indeed.

    • @SssNnn2551
      @SssNnn2551 19 годин тому +18

      Ublock Origin 😅

    • @CharlieBoy360
      @CharlieBoy360 18 годин тому +3

      I tried explaining this to my dad after seeing his Android phone full of adware and shady apps. SMH.

    • @mr_siuuu
      @mr_siuuu 18 годин тому +5

      looks like u r a product too cuz u use youtube???

  • @theeccentrictripper3863
    @theeccentrictripper3863 18 годин тому +180

    Ngl Paypal doing the ol' switcharoo with affiliate links is so cartoonishly diabolical I can't help but chuckle, makes me wonder how much they've raked in through that method alone.

  • @andrewpotato6002
    @andrewpotato6002 19 годин тому +245

    This is how all voucher/coupon websites have worked since the invention of the cookie. It is crazy how many people are outraged by Honey and not the whole affiliate industry. This must be a US thing

    • @realchiknuggets
      @realchiknuggets 19 годин тому +10

      you're probably right

    • @terrsus
      @terrsus 19 годин тому +18

      Personally i just never heard about these types of scams/ fraud going around

    • @AndroidFerret
      @AndroidFerret 19 годин тому +1

      Sounds like.

    • @andrewpotato6002
      @andrewpotato6002 19 годин тому +48

      To elaborate, I am amazed how so many supposedly-expert tech UA-camrs seem surprised, when this is how affiliate extensions/toolbars/plugins have always worked. They can't do a Honey sponsorship, get paid $3 per install, and then expect to get paid again for Amazon affiliate links in the video descriptions. And what about other creators? Well tough - there can only be one referrer and that's how the affiliate business works. If you don't like it, make your own merch or ask for donations through Patreon or wherever.
      In the tier list of UA-cam sponsorship shadiness, I place Honey in D tier. The CSGO gambling sites go in A tier.

    • @andrewpotato6002
      @andrewpotato6002 19 годин тому

      @@terrsus at worst it is dark patterns. There are plenty of real scams and fraud in UA-cam sponsor spots. PayPal is an evil, immoral company that needs to be broken up, but this is the least of their crimes.

  • @lisahaik
    @lisahaik 13 годин тому +109

    This is basically just a retelling of MegaLag's video. But at least it's shorter than the original and it's not named "The Honey Situation is Insane"!

    • @RmFrZQ
      @RmFrZQ 10 годин тому +17

      Also thumbnail is without a face doing stupid fake expressions, no red circles and no arrows. Basically, one of the best tech news channel on YT, with occasional farming advice video.
      PS: Hello, fellow Blarghonite.

    • @glass7923
      @glass7923 10 годин тому +7

      >hello fellow redditnite

    • @manana1444
      @manana1444 9 годин тому +3

      @@RmFrZQ Get DeArrow, I had no idea how cancerous was the original thumbnail and title before seeing it in this video.

    • @windws7137
      @windws7137 8 годин тому +1

      @@RmFrZQ Agreed. Plus this complaint, retelling - that's how the news work, duh

    • @tetrisgonzo37
      @tetrisgonzo37 6 годин тому

      so what. I don't know who you are talking about. And I'm subscribed to this channel. Mental Outlaw wins, MegaLax lost. Get over it.

  • @LePygargue
    @LePygargue 18 годин тому +110

    If it's promoted by big influencers, it's a scam.

    • @SporianSummit
      @SporianSummit 18 годин тому +6

      facts

    • @njpme
      @njpme 16 годин тому +4

      You ain't lying

    • @dertythegrower
      @dertythegrower 5 годин тому +1

      ​@@SporianSummit No it is not.. get a reality check

    • @dertythegrower
      @dertythegrower 5 годин тому +1

      ​@@njpme yes.. they are.. thats outright paranoia 100%

    • @dertythegrower
      @dertythegrower 5 годин тому

      Very bad immature take

  • @kidmosey
    @kidmosey 19 годин тому +108

    This gave me an idea to just become my own affiliate and create a plugin that hijack's everyone else's affiliate links with my own.

    • @Anonymous4045
      @Anonymous4045 18 годин тому +28

      I'm nearly certain that's how honey originated.

    • @jamesinnitbruv
      @jamesinnitbruv 15 годин тому +3

      That's no different then getting a coupon code that wasn't given to you, so long you actually do what's advertised and save people money (which honey does) then I don't see a problem with it.

    • @kidmosey
      @kidmosey 15 годин тому

      @@jamesinnitbruv I mean just for my own purposes, but I could probably release a plugin so anyone can replace all affiliate links with their own.

    • @windws7137
      @windws7137 8 годин тому +1

      New Villain of UA-cam (red circles and arrow, acrylic paint filter, white eyes)

    • @dertythegrower
      @dertythegrower 5 годин тому

      people did that long ago in 2010.. i did it fulltime actually on a popular tech forum

  • @radu24maior
    @radu24maior 14 годин тому +27

    While vpns don’t exactly protect you from advertisers and hackers, they do protect you from your isp when you torrent stuff.

    • @sohn7767
      @sohn7767 8 годин тому +9

      Yes they have their uses, just their necessity is often overblown

    • @jasonoutman420
      @jasonoutman420 7 годин тому +5

      Also for getting around country wide blocks or accessing streaming services that are geo locked

    • @iyziejane
      @iyziejane 6 годин тому

      @@jasonoutman420 accessing streaming services that are geo locked is legally equivalent to torrents anyway.

  • @ContraHacker1337
    @ContraHacker1337 13 годин тому +33

    I was hoping you would talk some technical stuff about how they swap the cookie. MegaLag showed Honey opening up a sneaky Chrome tab, that's something I haven't seen before.

    • @sihamhamda47
      @sihamhamda47 8 годин тому +6

      That's straight up a malware like behavior, and usually it could instantly trigger the virus protection

  • @327efrain
    @327efrain 19 годин тому +49

    Tried to use honey once 10 years or something g like that ago and it didn’t find any coupons so I said this is stupid and deleted. Didn’t know how much of a bullet I dodged there

    • @Glocky131
      @Glocky131 10 годин тому +2

      Yeah same, I also noticed the coupons that it was supposedly trying seemed randomly generated and fake but I had no idea how big of a scam it all was.

    • @windws7137
      @windws7137 8 годин тому +1

      Lol real, and it has this goofy animation of "cracking" the codes

  • @Maxშემიწყალე
    @Maxშემიწყალე 11 годин тому +33

    LTT not saying a word after they found out is disgusting. Their mods on the LTT forum are banning anyone who calls them out too.

    • @omduggineni
      @omduggineni 6 годин тому +1

      It’s probably part of their deal with Honey that they can’t say anything to be honest

    • @ceticobr
      @ceticobr 6 годин тому +4

      ​@@omduggineniI find it hard to give LTT the benefit of the doubt these days.

    • @kvdrr
      @kvdrr 5 годин тому

      ​@@omduggineniwdym they can't?

    • @Mugetsu_Gaming
      @Mugetsu_Gaming 5 годин тому +3

      Stopped watching LTT ages ago, I think around the time some scandal happened

    • @MouadScriptz
      @MouadScriptz 2 години тому

      Just so you know, they lost money too.

  • @pinko7429
    @pinko7429 9 годин тому +13

    Honestly I'm a little annoyed at this situation, not because Honey is a scam, scams and scammers are a part of life. It's the fact that UA-camrs will reccomend their viewers all this shady shit, "there's no catch!", "it protects your privacy/protects you from hackers!" they will lie to people for money, and sleep soundly at night, but as soon as THEY get fucked over it's something we're all meant to care about.

  • @catdotjs
    @catdotjs 16 годин тому +170

    I am happy that you credited megalag in the description but you realllyyy should've said it in the video as well at the start!

    • @HeidenLam
      @HeidenLam 14 годин тому +17

      agreed, or make a pinned comment crediting the original video and the channel it's from

    • @D.von.N
      @D.von.N 12 годин тому +9

      Yep, I got to the original video becase somebody just posted the reference in their announcements. Suddenly the hell broke loose and I have seen at least 4 others who jumped on the bandwagon to benefit from years of investigation by the guy. And it is jut the beginning. I wonder when will somebkdy pick up on misleading claims of deleteme and similar services. It is also being pushed down my throat by almost every talking head that accepts sponsors. Annoying.

    • @dertythegrower
      @dertythegrower 5 годин тому

      ​@@HeidenLam it was obviously not legit and i did aff links fulltime for big money in 2011...

    • @dallasvanwyk
      @dallasvanwyk 4 години тому +2

      Yes

    • @ReinaldoFuregato
      @ReinaldoFuregato 4 години тому +2

      Totally agreed, It looks shady that he didn't mention him at all in his video. It's really good practice to mention the source of your information.

  • @bcj842
    @bcj842 11 годин тому +11

    I learned my lesson several years back concerning influencer-marketed products. I bought RayCons once. I took them out of the box, put them in my ears, and I didn't even get 30 seconds through the song I used to test their fidelity. I put them back in the box and sent them back. The sonic equivalent of breathing swamp gas. I don't know how people can rock those things. You can get 1000x better sounding full-wireless for the same price. RayCON indeed.

    • @sohn7767
      @sohn7767 7 годин тому +4

      Yeap, Ridge wallet is also super overpriced for what it does

    • @BB-848-VAC
      @BB-848-VAC 7 хвилин тому

      I think RayJ or whatever (the guy who started the company) named it raycon as a tongue and cheek thing. He knew you could call it a con and people will still buy it

  • @fonfonanime
    @fonfonanime 13 годин тому +54

    This is really just a summary of megalag's video right down to the analogy and examples they used. You should have made that clear in the video not just a note in the description

    • @zolii204
      @zolii204 8 годин тому +5

      +1

    • @DWEEB-FIX
      @DWEEB-FIX 4 години тому +3

      A summary? This is just straight up plagarism

  • @VerhoevenSimon
    @VerhoevenSimon 15 годин тому +9

    I'm still baffled LTT didn't do an expose, but just stayed quiet.

    • @amber1862
      @amber1862 9 годин тому

      LTT are at their lowest point in regards to their reputation. They can't afford another public fuckup like this. It's messed up but I wouldn't call their behavior baffling, it's expected at this point. Just avoid them entirely and encourage everyone you know to do the same.

    • @ceticobr
      @ceticobr 5 годин тому +3

      They are not exactly good at apologizing.

  • @JediCore
    @JediCore 19 годин тому +40

    Honey is a sneaky with this one, not gonna lie.
    I did download it to try it out, but it didn't work. I think I've tried it twice maybe? I couldn't find any of the coupons I said to myself "fuck this, it doesn't work anyway", then uninstalled it.

  • @ascreamingchimpus9321
    @ascreamingchimpus9321 19 годин тому +23

    Honey Shills on their podcasts: "Honey! It's free! You're stupid if you don't get it"
    I guess I'm stupid then.

    • @windws7137
      @windws7137 8 годин тому

      They criticized Mr Beast for his "subscribe for a cookie/car" and here is a literal insult

  • @TonyHamone
    @TonyHamone 19 годин тому +46

    UA-camrs and podcasters are never held responsible for promoting these scams.

    • @MonkehCream
      @MonkehCream 18 годин тому +4

      yeah they are lmao

    • @_therax
      @_therax 18 годин тому +6

      In this case, they shouldn't be. The influencers that promoted Honey were not made aware that it was performing shady stuff until recently. The only team that was aware of it years ago was LTT and they just stopped working with honey and withheld the information and didn't sound the alarm about it.

    • @rendezvousonmemorylane
      @rendezvousonmemorylane 18 годин тому +2

      Copy paste comment that doesn't spply here.

    • @CentreMetre
      @CentreMetre 17 годин тому +5

      @@_therax LTT should definitly face backlash, for their lack of talking about it ages ago, and not providing good answer to megalag when he asked. I say this as a fan of LTT aswell

    • @_therax
      @_therax 17 годин тому +3

      @@CentreMetre I agree. LTT has been getting a lot of heat recently lmao. i wonder what issue's going to pop up about them in the coming future.

  • @scheimong
    @scheimong 19 годин тому +65

    Shocking revelation! Megacorporations don't have your best interest in mind.

    • @AJ-po6up
      @AJ-po6up 17 годин тому +12

      Neither does the government, politicians or 99% of strangers. Welcome to reality.

    • @1337Shockwav3
      @1337Shockwav3 10 годин тому

      "But people need coupons to survive"

  • @livingmess_
    @livingmess_ 19 годин тому +68

    there are upsides of living under a rock and not trusting sponsorships bulshit :)

  • @MangoPanic
    @MangoPanic 14 годин тому +6

    Everyone knew Honey was pretty much guaranteed to be mining shopping data, it doesn't take a genius to figure out it was a scam, so you're right that we should be disappointed in creators for promoting it (especially tech channels who should know better). But the extent of the scam is definitely surprising.

  • @TheDarkestPhoenix
    @TheDarkestPhoenix 18 годин тому +10

    I think the shittier part of the affiliate hijacking is it probably didn't even really hurt the people promoting honey as much as the smaller creators who weren't promoting honey, because audience overlap and all. Honey stole basically all affiliate links, even if they didn't have coupons to give or anything else. All without informing the user they were doing this, or giving you lesser coupons. And probably building a gigantic tracking database. And, apparently, giving out coupons that weren't actually supposed to be public in some cases, from the sounds of it.

    • @kvdrr
      @kvdrr 5 годин тому

      hey, that last bit is pretty cool

  • @pmqtpqbtmz3956
    @pmqtpqbtmz3956 16 годин тому +12

    I called this back in 2018. Nobody listened and my tweet was largely ignored. On the record, I don't trust Ryan Hudson or his companies. I'm highly skeptical of the ad blocker Pie. Maybe you could look into this one?

    • @longtom
      @longtom 6 годин тому +1

      Upper Echolon did that yesterday already. At least he added something new to the discussion unlike this video which is only a lame rehash of MegaLag's investigation. Very disappointed!

  • @lobitome
    @lobitome 19 годин тому +11

    As a rule, I never click on something someone is telling me that I need. Especially so called influencers. And I also never click affiliate links of UA-camrs.

  • @Julio860JVL
    @Julio860JVL 19 годин тому +102

    Attempt # 9.
    Trying to get your attention to check your microphone because your S letters sound like a sword cutting something.

    • @s...4901
      @s...4901 19 годин тому +10

      tihi can't unhear it now

    • @purpleey
      @purpleey 19 годин тому +10

      I shouldnt have read this 😢 now I cant unhear it ahhhhh

    • @CentreMetre
      @CentreMetre 17 годин тому +1

      Oh god i hate when that happens in videos

    • @underintact134
      @underintact134 14 годин тому +2

      It sounds like a knife cutting paper and I hate that you brought attention to it cause now it's all I hear

    • @D.von.N
      @D.von.N 12 годин тому

      I haven't even watched it, after watching the original content yesterday. I am here just for the comments, not expecting to hear anything new here LOL.

  • @randomaccount53793
    @randomaccount53793 19 годин тому +54

    It has nothing to do with the video, but I love how 0:27 the coffee is spilled and he just keeps smiling and pretend it didn't happen. Super introvert energy.

    • @Killer_KT
      @Killer_KT 18 годин тому +3

      it do be like that huh

    • @skootz24
      @skootz24 16 годин тому +6

      Your point stands, but isn't that what the tiny little plates those teacups come on are for? Actual question lol I don't coffee 😅

    • @acerIOstream
      @acerIOstream 14 годин тому +4

      @@skootz24 kinda! But generally, it's the drinker who spills some coffee while sipping, and not the barista lol

    • @SidShakal
      @SidShakal 14 годин тому

      i love connecting to sites that start with htps
      (i wasn't gonna say it, but when i saw an off-topic comment referring to the same spot in the video, i couldn't help it 😭)

  • @lassmirandadennsiewillja2235
    @lassmirandadennsiewillja2235 10 годин тому +2

    I just bought a jar of honey paying with cash, and I'm pretty sure none of the bees will even see a penny of it, but luckily they are all asleep this time of the year.

  • @Stephcurry-e7v
    @Stephcurry-e7v 19 годин тому +108

    Honey scamming before GTA 6 is nasty work

    • @raumfahreturschutze
      @raumfahreturschutze 19 годин тому +18

      At first I found all this GTA6 stuff annoying, but I'll admit it's starting to make me laugh. 😆

    • @kougamecs3876
      @kougamecs3876 19 годин тому

      Same​@@raumfahreturschutze

    • @pajeetsingh
      @pajeetsingh 19 годин тому +9

      Stop it. Get some help.

  • @odine55
    @odine55 19 годин тому +8

    Somehow, Honey was able scam everyone on the chain:
    Product Affiliates (having 100% of commissions stolen by PayPal)
    Product Vendors (although not really a scam, but end users pay lower prices for products)
    End Users (probably getting spied on and not really getting the best prices)

  • @MrBelles104
    @MrBelles104 16 годин тому +10

    I think the affiliates that hid discount codes are the most idiotic of individuals, because if you don't want people to get a better discount then...just don't offer that discount? Don't make it a code that would work in the first place, and BOOM, no partnership needed, they're actively hurting themselves. I know they have some unethical logic, but I still want to slam them for their behavior.

    • @D.von.N
      @D.von.N 12 годин тому

      Your data is their prize, don't forget! You are just a milking cow here.

  • @srpenguinbr
    @srpenguinbr 12 годин тому +7

    Tbh all public coupons are sketchy. Why give discounts openly? Coupons shold be directed to repeat customers.

    • @D.von.N
      @D.von.N 12 годин тому +1

      Or to lure new customers in. Business is not that easy. Utilities have been doing it since I remmember: getting a better deal to switch while lasting customers got rise in price after the cheap period ended. One had to keep hopping from provider to provider to save. Internet, sim deals, bank accounts... and your credit score suffers, but those who understant, those know you are just being savvy. And some will appreciate that.

    • @aurora-hackers
      @aurora-hackers 2 години тому

      While I would agree, coupons should also be used to lure customers in. I'm repeating the narrative that the earlier reply (@D.von.N) made, but you get the point. More customers = more taco tuesdays for your business.

  • @Crazyboutpeace
    @Crazyboutpeace 19 годин тому +28

    Man I feel bad for some of the people who promoted this. The one guy Noodle actually looked through the terms to make.sure they kept things private, was one of the earliest people who got sponsored, and they're not a tech guy at all, they'd never have been able to know this was a thing. Like LTT and others like em are scum for not telling people about this, but the smaller content creators who survived because of the sponsorships don't deserve this or any hate.

    • @ElusiveEel
      @ElusiveEel 10 годин тому +1

      but the problem is, where does the money come from that they are sponsoring their shills with?

    • @ceoherohub2584
      @ceoherohub2584 5 годин тому

      @@ElusiveEelBro… freaking PayPal owns honey.

  • @Wkaelx
    @Wkaelx 19 годин тому +121

    8:45 This is scummy behavior, that's why I use the old fashion Firefox.

    • @kidmosey
      @kidmosey 19 годин тому

      Unfortunately, Mozilla isn't long for this world. A court ruled against Chrome paying mozilla to be their primary search engine, which is 80% of their revenue, and the rest of the money is being divvied up amongst Mozilla's dwindling executive board. It's crazy what happens when companies focus more on activism than their primary product.

    • @objectionablycurious
      @objectionablycurious 19 годин тому

      brave is one of the scummiest browsers out there and will constantly lie to consumers

    • @Lextron68PlusOne
      @Lextron68PlusOne 19 годин тому

      I recommend u try librewolf

    • @mangu4558
      @mangu4558 19 годин тому +14

      I don't get why Brave is so popular anyway

    • @Lextron68PlusOne
      @Lextron68PlusOne 18 годин тому

      @mangu4558 librewolf is better

  • @mariokarter13
    @mariokarter13 9 годин тому +2

    Another false advertising thing people seem to ignore is the claim that "crypto is untraceable."
    It's the most traceable thing in existence, literally every transaction is logged.

  • @UndercoverNormie
    @UndercoverNormie 18 годин тому +6

    Just never use or buy anything, ever.

    • @zax1998LU
      @zax1998LU 11 годин тому +1

      Make your own stuff.
      Find people that make their own stuff near you.
      Give eachother stuff for free.
      Escape the need for money.

    • @BB-848-VAC
      @BB-848-VAC 23 секунди тому

      Hold our politicians accountable with your vote and actually change things. The only way to do this is to not vote for the two parties ever again

  • @Problemsolver434
    @Problemsolver434 9 годин тому +6

    You should have mentioned Megalag in the video itself rather than a small mention in the description that most people wouldn't read
    Given that your entire video is solely just repeating his work

    • @shutupavi
      @shutupavi 9 годин тому +2

      that description wasn’t even there last night.

  • @YourChenlambec
    @YourChenlambec 9 годин тому +6

    Why didn't you link MegaLag who did the actual investigation?

  • @AcordHachi
    @AcordHachi Годину тому +1

    my lightbulb has lit up: MICROSOFT EDGE has the same thing baked in the browser : ((

  • @videoarchive2243
    @videoarchive2243 19 годин тому +5

    I always had the mind set of " when something is too good to be true then there is twist "
    The internet is place to make profit out of anything from the user : time , info , money even a mindset
    And the more i send in the internet the more i see it

  • @thebosscrystal
    @thebosscrystal 19 годин тому +18

    I like your videos but this one felt way too much copy paste from MagaLag’s video (also compared to other UA-camrs who have since made their own videos). Only the thumbnail was shown but no real attribution imo

  • @bluecat2186
    @bluecat2186 18 годин тому +29

    You really should have given the guy who broke the story credit before rereading his script for your own youtube video
    I don't think you'd appreciate it if someone did that to you

    • @Anonymous4045
      @Anonymous4045 17 годин тому +4

      Read the description fam.

    • @kvykimo
      @kvykimo 12 годин тому

      ​​@@Anonymous4045 ..and self admission makes this okay? is your brain working?

  • @MrKushinator420
    @MrKushinator420 11 годин тому +1

    Lmao when they started ads on this years ago I thought to myself "cookies are making them money" Yeah turns out it's way worse than that. They're stealing from other cookie providers. As a cookieman, I wholeheartedly deny this as a legitimate business model.

  • @bodeneinheit
    @bodeneinheit 17 годин тому +3

    sounds like the perfect time for someone to step up and create an open-source, non-scam honey, which actually works

  • @kaydog890
    @kaydog890 17 годин тому +3

    It seems like it's a seller / creators problem. Not a user problem.
    If it saved a user even $1, then it's done it's job.
    We, the majority, don't care where the commission goes.
    I have no doubt they're collecting data on spending habits, but so is every other tech company.

    • @acpjr
      @acpjr 16 годин тому +1

      True, but the title does say that Honey is scamming UA-camrs (their partners) not people purchasing products.

    • @ThePowerLover
      @ThePowerLover 15 годин тому

      But they don't offer what they say they offer (the best coupons).

    • @manana1444
      @manana1444 9 годин тому

      It deliberately lies to it's user base that they get the best offer possible so that they don't go around finding a better deal themselves. How is that not a user problem?

  • @mentalmarvin
    @mentalmarvin 10 годин тому +4

    I swear I already saw this video from another creator

  • @SporianSummit
    @SporianSummit 18 годин тому +4

    i called it back when people were shilling for it like crazy a few years ago or something, and now this ends up happening.
    just like the legend from dragon ball had said: *CALLED IT.*

  • @pajeetsingh
    @pajeetsingh 19 годин тому +5

    Seen lot of thumbnails floating around on recommendation. I only watch Mental Outlaw's take. Shorter and concise.

  • @mattkwarren
    @mattkwarren 19 годин тому +2

    I've pretty much just stopped listening to anything promoted on UA-cam. In my experience, the best products never have loud affiliate programs.

  • @UncleChopChop22
    @UncleChopChop22 13 годин тому +5

    How are you any different to honey, literally taking megalag content as your own. Next time try just directing people to his vid instead.

  • @boltez6507
    @boltez6507 9 годин тому +1

    9:00 100% my point,the youtubers who promoted honey didn't even have the decency to look at their FAQ let alone background research which reveals a lot about how much do they care about their audience.

  • @danieladelodun9547
    @danieladelodun9547 19 годин тому +2

    If only there was a mantra you could memorise that would guide you away from these kind of cons, but That Would Be Too Good To Be True

  • @dustykh
    @dustykh 12 годин тому +1

    Markiplier said he didnt trust honey years ago.

  • @BehradJi
    @BehradJi 12 годин тому +5

    It would've been nice if you also mention the MegaLag video and give him some credit!

  • @GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket
    @GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket 19 годин тому +16

    "Everyone" Me a person on youtube. Hold up!
    Are you imply I believed for even the slightest of moment a for profit entity was going to give me a "Deal" as their expense? Come on that's just insulting! Lol, joking because it takes one hell of a sucker to think something is free from a corporation, no cost is not the same as free.

  • @Mister_Zoid
    @Mister_Zoid 4 години тому

    Moral of the story: If someone on the internet is telling you to buy something, it IS a scam.

  • @gregtasi
    @gregtasi 10 годин тому +5

    No offense, but you are kind of stealing megalag's video word by word without mentioning him a single time in your video

    • @shutupavi
      @shutupavi 9 годин тому +2

      yea that’s what I said! pretty infuriating

  • @ChandravijayAgrawal
    @ChandravijayAgrawal 12 годин тому +1

    i tried honey many years back, it never even provided coupons in my case, and UI is bad too

  • @px8
    @px8 19 годин тому +1

    breaking news: free product which has large advertising campaign turns out to be bad

  • @TheSpurious
    @TheSpurious 16 годин тому +2

    I am honestly shocked that people didn't understand this to be how honey operated. Did everyone really think they were just trying to get you the best deal? It exists to make money.

  • @lizzfrmhon
    @lizzfrmhon 14 годин тому +6

    You should give credit to the guy who exposed the scam in the first place. You don’t even link him in the description.

  • @ACT8113
    @ACT8113 13 годин тому +1

    For me, it was Bedhead Bernie's tweet from years back that made me avoid using Honey.

  • @2547techno
    @2547techno 18 годин тому +3

    none of this is new, why are people now acting surprised? how else did people think they made money?

    • @Anonymous4045
      @Anonymous4045 17 годин тому

      Did you get to the part about affiliate links yet?

  • @borynarzedywiec5945
    @borynarzedywiec5945 9 годин тому +3

    I'm sorry but this video is just plagiarism from MegaLag

  • @oleroma
    @oleroma 11 годин тому +2

    Its strange you didnt mention the source in video. I see link in description, but from video its kind of presented like its your findings.

  • @SoopCanSam-EthoPlaylists
    @SoopCanSam-EthoPlaylists 12 годин тому +4

    It would be nice if you linked the video that discussed this problem before you. At least including that you used their thumbnail in this video.

  • @budthecyborg4575
    @budthecyborg4575 15 годин тому +1

    Honey didn't scam anyone, everyone using Honey agreed to everything Honey did.

  • @Silverwing_99
    @Silverwing_99 12 годин тому +4

    How about crediting the person that did the excellent investigative piece exposing honey! U seem to re-sent as you realised this when u clearly saw megalags video, Ure also echoing what penguin and Austin said, Alton they clearly from the outset reference and acknowledge megalag investigative expose

  • @havila1906
    @havila1906 14 годин тому +1

    So is JLCPCB a scam too? I've had nothing but a great experience ordering my PCB designs from them, I even started a small business selling some guitar pedals in my local venues lol

    • @384cz
      @384cz 5 годин тому

      I don't think so, but maybe overpriced?

  • @Beef1188
    @Beef1188 Годину тому

    I am delighted to hear that the influencers' relentless ass-selling finally backfired!

  • @LAK253
    @LAK253 19 годин тому +2

    UA-camrs only talk about other UA-camrs . . . It’s how they keep the gears turning

  • @zigafide
    @zigafide 9 годин тому +1

    it's obviously not fully their fault, but I think this should be a wakeup call for youtubers to not promote just anybody who pays them to their massive audiences.

  • @monkaSisLife
    @monkaSisLife 6 годин тому

    This is exactly the reason why i'm against affiliate in general.
    I wont click these links, i'll just go to the site myself without an affiliate link and also clear my cookies.

  • @codefallacy
    @codefallacy 16 годин тому +2

    I love you 4 eye cat man, in the video itself you never gave attribution to the original investigator. You even used the thumbnail and screenshots from the original video itself. It would be nice if you at least linked to the original video in the description instead of just a footnote saying their name

  • @berrutti_
    @berrutti_ 13 годин тому +3

    why watch this video instead of the MegaLag one? you said basically the same but worse. I was hoping you would give a different insight or viewpoint, but there was nothing added to the subject. Ah no, ripping other people’s work and putting a link to their channel (not even the video) is not enough

  • @AfroJd
    @AfroJd 16 годин тому +2

    Literally every promoted product I see on UA-cam these days I just assume is a scam.

  • @YunaiaFiyabq
    @YunaiaFiyabq 19 годин тому +61

    They are wild damn

  • @ReinaldoFuregato
    @ReinaldoFuregato 4 години тому +1

    Mentioning the source of your material is really good practice....

  • @andylin6560
    @andylin6560 4 години тому

    The most scummy thing is Honey advertises "partnerships" where the company can limit the sale percentage. For example a company partners with Honey, Then the company tells Honey "do not show discounts above 10%" So there might be coupons for 15% or 20% off but those coupons won't show on Honey, even if you try to manually add the code.

  • @fsdfgasgfisd
    @fsdfgasgfisd 3 години тому

    Mental Outlaw has been booming over these past few years. I remember being subbed to him when he was under 100k subs. We're on the road to a million!

  • @1hd3szfgrdm13
    @1hd3szfgrdm13 10 годин тому

    "...and you're really only going to hear about it, if the sponsor is scamming the creators as well"
    Yup. And that's why I'm subbed.

  • @floppa9415
    @floppa9415 8 годин тому +1

    Advertising something through UA-camrs is the best way to discredit your product.

  • @rohanmulgaokar5682
    @rohanmulgaokar5682 3 години тому

    This scam actually hurts the other creators who didn't partner with honey as well because if any of their subscribers click on their affiliate links, they don't get the money even though they haven't even heard honey's name.

  • @josephlim-c8q
    @josephlim-c8q 19 годин тому +4

    This was such an eye-opener! I’ve always been a bit skeptical about these influencer promotions, but hearing all the details about Honey and how they’re exploiting both consumers and creators really made me rethink everything. It’s crazy how they’re profiting off of data and even hijacking affiliate links. Thanks for breaking this down so clearly. It's a shame that so many people, including influencers, get caught up in these schemes. Definitely need to stay more cautious online!

    • @Lobonova
      @Lobonova 17 годин тому

      Its not crazy. More common than you realize.

  • @zombieboyxx
    @zombieboyxx 16 годин тому

    i was literally like 14-15 when i first saw honey ads and i still felt there was something fishy about it like i thought "how are they making money without ads or purchases?"

  • @TuriGamer
    @TuriGamer 19 годин тому +2

    When I first heard about honey I installed it for about a week, it had no codes or literal 2 year old ones that obviously didnt work

  • @jyyqz
    @jyyqz 9 годин тому +2

    as what others said, you should've given megalag credit within the video itself, preferably at the start since he was the one who publicised it (Ik there was a comment and I'm quite sure he gave credit to it within his video which led mega to discover this scam anyways)

  • @Eduardo_Espinoza
    @Eduardo_Espinoza 7 годин тому

    This is not honey, this is high fructose corn syrup with petroleum food dye.

  • @Joutube_is_trash
    @Joutube_is_trash 14 годин тому

    Even if it wasn't a scam, using coupons has always been such a small benefit that even if I used one on every single purchase I made I might save enough per year to pay off a speeding ticket

  • @chloe-sunshine7
    @chloe-sunshine7 18 годин тому +3

    Still waiting for the Rocket Money video. I don’t trust them whatsoever.

  • @TeaInTheMorning-we2kh
    @TeaInTheMorning-we2kh 14 годин тому

    Generally reputable companies don't have to resort to having UA-camrs shill their products

  • @purdysanchez
    @purdysanchez 14 годин тому

    The main thing VPNs protect against is unencrypted DNS requests and HTTP downgrade attacks

  • @shutupavi
    @shutupavi 9 годин тому +4

    UNSUBSCRIBED for plagiarism. Shame. No attribution of MegaLag and his in-depth investigation who did all the work for this video and an 80% word match

  • @nathangamble125
    @nathangamble125 10 годин тому

    I don't get how these channels didn't realise it was "too good to be true" from the start, and simply refuse to work with Honey.