▲ 407 ▼ Phia, shopping service founded by Bill Gates's daughter, accused of 'cookie stuffing,' taking affiliate credit on purchases it didn't earn (techcrunch.com) submitted 4 months ago by dantheclamman@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 46 comments fedilink hide all child comments Microsoft nepobaby recreated Honey, complete with all its slimy privacy and linkjacking practices, just under new brand name
[–] krokodil2000@thelemmy.club 2 points 3 months ago (2 children) Do you have proof? Can you link to such posts on reddit? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago (1 child) They shipped this in 2016, literally a decade ago. If you post a link, they will add their own referral code. They use JavaScript and hijack your link. https://www.reddit.com/r/changelog/comments/4ldk0r/reddit_change_affiliate_links_on_reddit/ No idea why the downvotes here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago (1 child) They shipped this in 2016, literally a decade ago. If you post a link, they will add their own referral code. They use JavaScript and hijack your link. https://www.reddit.com/r/changelog/comments/4ldk0r/reddit_change_affiliate_links_on_reddit/ No idea why the downvotes here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)