Last year, the browser extension Honey got caught up in controversy over how it took affiliate revenue away from creators. Instead of only taking credit when it saved users money, Honey attempted to ...

A new update to Google's Chrome Web Store policy should help protect shoppers from dubious affiliate marketing extensions.

Late last year the popular Chrome extension Honey (owned by PayPal) was revealed for employing a few shady tactics, and the extension has since lost around 4 million users on Google’s browser alone.

He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Google has updated its affiliate ads policy for Chrome extensions after creators accused PayPal’s popular Honey browser extension of ...

Honey is accused of failing to provide real savings and sniping revenue from creators. Google has updated its rules on Chrome extensions to address affiliate program abuse. Despite thcontroversy ...

As a result of the Honey expose, Google has now changed its Chrome extension policies concerning affiliate ads and marketing.

In an apparent reaction to the infamous Honey scandal that rocked the internet at the start of the year, Google has altered the rules around Chrome extensions to block the tactics the Honey ...

Google Chrome has made a policy update today that restricts how browser extensions can interact with affiliate codes, effectively banning the behavior of the controversial PayPal Honey extension.

Google does not want a repeat of the Honey Chrome extension scandal. To prevent that from happening again, the company is tightening its Chrome extension affiliate ad policies and making some changes.

Users are reacting negatively to questionable practices discovered last year regarding Honey, the discount code service.