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Legal Eagle is suing: https://youtu.be/4H4sScCB1cY?si=bXxfG_EekkzGEW7J https://youtu.be/4H4sScCB1cY?si=bXxfG_EekkzGEW7J

by relwin 2y ago

johnnyanmac 2y ago
Between this and that botched FOIA request, it feels real good to have content creators out there actually looking out and fighting against this BS that every other content creator lacks the expertise to do anything about. I don't care if they do two ads per video (a normal ad and one for their firm), they more than deserve to shout themselves out.
- akimbostrawman 2y ago
  >content creators out there actually looking out and fighting against this BS Maybe they should have looked out before taking advertisement deals for products they don't even try to understand. The only reason all of the "content creator" (influencer would be more fitting) care about this, is for once the product screw over them instead of there audience (just look at betterhelp).
  - johnnyanmac 2y ago
    That's the wonderful part: you don't need to have accepted the deal or even have heard of Homey to be affected. There are some decently sized channels in that comment section of the class action That had no relationship with homey sulking about how othrt deals they took were in danger because of seemingly low click through rates.. And it's effect isn't limited to YouTubers. Y ou don't need have been socially engineered in order to be a part of a company hack. Same deal here.
    - akimbostrawman 2y ago
      >you don't need to have accepted the deal or even have heard of Homey to be affected no you at the very least needed to install the addon for it to swap out your browser cookies. >And it's effect isn't limited to YouTubers the reason for the lawsuit based on financial damages very much does only effect them, the people who have referral programs which aren't the audience. ofc it also effects youtuber who didn't have a deal with honey.
      - johnnyanmac 2y ago
        > ofc it also affects YouTubers who didn't have a deal with honey Yes, that was my primary point. And It may hurt them even more. e.g If you're a tech YouTuber and Marquee took a deal, odds are you will feel the effects more than he would a A multimillionaire and industry known influencer. Because you'll probably have a huge overlapping audience with him. Also, remember that a honey spent billions advertising this. I doubt this level of budget was limited only to YouTubers. Plenty of Instagram and TikTok and Twitter influencers to target.
  - linotype 2y ago
    Don’t forget all the financial YouTubers like Graham Stephan that were hawking FTX.
- EE84M3i 2y ago
  What botched FOIA request?
  - johnnyanmac 2y ago
    Best to hear it from the source, since the I'm not comfortable trying to explain the legalities: https://youtu.be/caVSUaB8S3o?si=aTyhH7fsB1W72g-O https://youtu.be/caVSUaB8S3o?si=aTyhH7fsB1W72g-O But to attempt to summarize it, LegalEagle was trying to file a FOIA request for to DOJ and the FBI for rejecting their request to retrieve documents related to the January 6th riots. And they were rejected in one way that basically suggested that it wasn't read, and one claiming that there were not "part of the media" (which shouldn't matter since anyone can file a FOIA). There's a lot of stalling tactics being done and there's worries that the records could he expunged if too much time passed.
kelseydh 2y ago
Arguably a criminal matter also, “Cookie Stuffing" Internet Fraud Schemer Pleads Guilty: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdal/pr/cookie-stuffing-internet-fraud-schemer-pleads-guilty-0 https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdal/pr/cookie-stuffing-interne...

Legal Eagle is suing: https://youtu.be/4H4sScCB1cY?si=bXxfG_EekkzGEW7J https://youtu.be/4H4sScCB1cY?si=bXxfG_EekkzGEW7J

by relwin 2y ago

Legal Eagle is suing: https://youtu.be/4H4sScCB1cY?si=bXxfG_EekkzGEW7J https://youtu.be/4H4sScCB1cY?si=bXxfG_EekkzGEW7J

Between this and that botched FOIA request, it feels real good to have content creators out there actually looking out and fighting against this BS that every other content creator lacks the expertise to do anything about. I don't care if they do two ads per video (a normal ad and one for their firm), they more than deserve to shout themselves out.

akimbostrawman 2y ago
>content creators out there actually looking out and fighting against this BS Maybe they should have looked out before taking advertisement deals for products they don't even try to understand. The only reason all of the "content creator" (influencer would be more fitting) care about this, is for once the product screw over them instead of there audience (just look at betterhelp).
- johnnyanmac 2y ago
  That's the wonderful part: you don't need to have accepted the deal or even have heard of Homey to be affected. There are some decently sized channels in that comment section of the class action That had no relationship with homey sulking about how othrt deals they took were in danger because of seemingly low click through rates.. And it's effect isn't limited to YouTubers. Y ou don't need have been socially engineered in order to be a part of a company hack. Same deal here.
  - akimbostrawman 2y ago
    >you don't need to have accepted the deal or even have heard of Homey to be affected no you at the very least needed to install the addon for it to swap out your browser cookies. >And it's effect isn't limited to YouTubers the reason for the lawsuit based on financial damages very much does only effect them, the people who have referral programs which aren't the audience. ofc it also effects youtuber who didn't have a deal with honey.
    - johnnyanmac 2y ago
      > ofc it also affects YouTubers who didn't have a deal with honey Yes, that was my primary point. And It may hurt them even more. e.g If you're a tech YouTuber and Marquee took a deal, odds are you will feel the effects more than he would a A multimillionaire and industry known influencer. Because you'll probably have a huge overlapping audience with him. Also, remember that a honey spent billions advertising this. I doubt this level of budget was limited only to YouTubers. Plenty of Instagram and TikTok and Twitter influencers to target.
- linotype 2y ago
  Don’t forget all the financial YouTubers like Graham Stephan that were hawking FTX.
EE84M3i 2y ago
What botched FOIA request?
- johnnyanmac 2y ago
  Best to hear it from the source, since the I'm not comfortable trying to explain the legalities: https://youtu.be/caVSUaB8S3o?si=aTyhH7fsB1W72g-O https://youtu.be/caVSUaB8S3o?si=aTyhH7fsB1W72g-O But to attempt to summarize it, LegalEagle was trying to file a FOIA request for to DOJ and the FBI for rejecting their request to retrieve documents related to the January 6th riots. And they were rejected in one way that basically suggested that it wasn't read, and one claiming that there were not "part of the media" (which shouldn't matter since anyone can file a FOIA). There's a lot of stalling tactics being done and there's worries that the records could he expunged if too much time passed.

kelseydh 2y ago

Arguably a criminal matter also, “Cookie Stuffing" Internet Fraud Schemer Pleads Guilty: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdal/pr/cookie-stuffing-internet-fraud-schemer-pleads-guilty-0 https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdal/pr/cookie-stuffing-interne...