Google has changed its affiliate ads policies for Chrome extensions after the PayPal Honey debacle. Credit: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images Late last year, a YouTube video uncovering the shady ...

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

Honey was accused of taking affiliate revenue from the same influencers it paid for promotion by using its Chrome extension ...

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.

Google updated its Chrome extension policy after PayPal's Honey was accused of deceptive practices by content creators. Honey allegedly diverted affiliate revenue and replaced creator links during ...

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 ...

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.

PayPal created Honey as a Chrome browser extension that helps users find the best deals. Sounds good, right? However, an investigation by YouTuber MegaLab found that the extension was replacing ...

In the wake of the controversy surrounding PayPal's Honey browser extension, Google Chrome has updated its policies to ban the practices that the extension was observed to be engaging in.