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> Businesses would be prohibited from creating or controlling a website that claims to provide independent opinions about a category of products or services tha
by LordShredda 3y ago
> Businesses would be prohibited from creating or controlling a website that claims to provide independent opinions about a category of products or services that includes its own products or services.
This is literally designed to kill vpn review websites. All the major ones are owned by a couple of vpn mills
- gigglesupstairs 3y agoAnd the sundry video editing tools, pdf editors, random file converters etc. So many just mask their promotion strategies in the form of review blogs.
- JimtheCoder 3y agoIt will be interesting to see what "controlling" means. Can they "Sponsor" a site, and put a little tiny disclaimer on the bottom of the page, where no one ever looks, indicating this is sponsored content?
- dylan604 3y agoHell, they could put "Sponsored Content" above the article just like in news readers, and people will think it is legit news
- jvanderbot 3y agoI dont think it's designed to kill vpn review websites specifically. it'll sure catch those though.
- afavour 3y agoI’d be surprised if VPN providers were an area of prime focus. …but wouldn’t this description also include Amazon, with Prime brands at least? It sort of implies a separate site which would mean Amazon is fine, but it doesn’t say it outright.
- dcormier 3y agoMattress review sites, too.
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- PointyFluff 3y ago[dead]
- lost_tourist 3y agothis could work for any number of review sites not just VPN sites