What does this have to do with The Wirecutter employees trying to get a fair contract with The Times? > Also note that wirecutter in their response do not deny

What does this have to do with The Wirecutter employees trying to get a fair contract with The Times? > Also note that wirecutter in their response do not deny this but try to weasel out by claiming that the word 'kickback' was misleading. They've been getting a kickback from affiliated links for years.