Well, one of the features my own news platform had was a giant banner saying any influences behind the piece (like the presence of review copies, personal relat

Well, one of the features my own news platform had was a giant banner saying any influences behind the piece (like the presence of review copies, personal relationships with sources, etc), with the rule being that the platform would ban those who lied. So I guess that's like the flip side of this idea. But the issue is that regardless of what you do, controversy and biases will creep in for all kinds of reasons. Even if the company doesn't gain anything, the writer/creator likely gains from their work being heavily shared...