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Good new source

Here: Cabot Wealth Network. ꧁Zanahary꧂ 07:13, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure Cabot Wealth Network would be considered a reliable source. Sgerbic (talk) 19:18, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It’s a remarkably well-researched and well-written article published by a quite reputable and high-quality outlet. ꧁Zanahary꧂ 08:08, 26 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What new information is this source intended to support? Why do we need another citation? Are there not already enough citations? Qwerty123M (talk) 03:02, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Attributed analysis of the PayPal stock in light of the Honey controversy ꧁Zanahary꧂ 10:52, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

And the Criteo/Steelhouse parallel ꧁Zanahary꧂ 10:53, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

add lawsuit

Legal eagle on youtube has announced a lawsuit filed against honey for the recent controversy regarding theft of affiliate links

https://eagleteam.law/honeycase/ EvieGoesHard (talk) 02:54, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I thought that information is already in this article in the second from last paragraph of /*2024 allegations of overriding affiliate links*/. Qwerty123M (talk) 03:04, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Significant bias

I think this article needs to be toned down. The controversy should not be in the intro, and the marques brownlee paragraph is irrelevant. I agree it’s a big deal but this article feels super unserious right now. Henryballs (talk) 07:36, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Honey Marketing Claim Presented As Fact

The introduction contains the following text:

> It is known for developing a browser extension that aggregates and automatically applies online coupons on e-commerce websites.

The aggregation part of this is how Honey has marketed itself towards consumers but this is cast in doubt. More neutral wording would be ".. that it claims aggregates". No proof of this claim has been presented and some evidence is pointing to the opposite (being that coupons are pre-configured by vendors rather than aggregated from different sources).

Final proof for the opposite claim will likely still come / be properly formulated and sourced, but in the mean time maybe not present Honey's marketing claim of coupons being aggregated as fact? 77.163.100.191 (talk) 15:12, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding Honey's 'claims' about coupons/discounts, this is what their TOU agreement states:

While we try and find you the best available discounts and coupons, and to identify low prices, we may not always find you the best deal. PayPal is not responsible for any missed savings or rewards opportunities.

And:

While we attempt to provide accurate descriptions for the products, offers, coupons, discount codes, sales and other information shown within or through the Service, much of the information we display (including many coupons and offer descriptions) is provided by third parties that we do not control.[1] Jonathan f1 (talk) 22:44, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I feel like I need to be a bit more vocal about this. We don't care about what PayPal says in the context. I have removed the "aggregation" part per the above comment. Sohom (talk) 07:27, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

And I don't disagree with that removal, but it's certainly relevant "what PayPal says" when we're hearing a lot of talk about "Honey says this, Honey says that, Honey promised this, Honey claims that.." Now that lawsuits have been filed, all that matters is what's legally binding in those contracts. Honey never promised the best deals, or to be in control of which deals are offered. They also don't say anything about aggregation. Jonathan f1 (talk) 00:00, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Remove hyperlink for "Sam Denby" OR "Wendover Productions" as they both lead to the same wikipedia page. Vinniethelad (talk) 02:33, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: I do not support this change. Wendover Productions currently links to a heading on the Sam Denby page, not just the root page directly; it does provide some value to the user. Furthermore, the presence of the Wendover link is a redirect with possibilities (see {{rwp}}) — it could later be turned into its own page.

I went ahead and marked the Wendover Productions page as an R with possibilities to match my stance on it, and I don't think any changes are needed on this article. Doawk7 (talk) 05:23, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Company

In the article it states that the company was later renamed to PayPal Honey. Is this ture? Does this company actually still exist as a its own subsidiary? Or is this simply a product offered and operated by PayPal Inc.? The lawsuit is directed at PayPal Inc. and not this specific subsidiary, and I can't find any information that this actually exists as its own company. Am I dense on how American corporate structures work? Jonatan Svensson Glad (talk) 16:33, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]