Late last year, a YouTube video uncovering the shady affiliate tactics of PayPal's coupon Chrome extension, Honey, went viral. The 23-minute video by YouTube creator MegaLag received more than 17 ...

PayPal’s Honey has been a massively popular Chrome extension for years, promising to find coupon codes and save consumers money, all without costing a dime. However, a recent video exposed shady ...

The PayPal-owned extension Honey has been revealed for various shady practices over the past year, and in a new video, it’s detailed that the extension knowingly broke affiliate rules, effectively ...

Google does not want a repeat of the Honey Chrome extension scandal. To prevent that from happening again, the company is tightening its Chrome extension affiliate ad policies and making some changes.

Honey is an extension that automatically applies coupon codes found online when you shop online on sites like AliExpress and eBay. However, in December 2024, a video posted by the YouTube channel ...

Last year, the browser extension Honey got caught up in controversy over how it took affiliate revenue away from creators. Instead of only taking credit when it saved users money, Honey attempted to ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Honey is accused of failing to provide real savings and sniping revenue from creators. Google has updated its rules on Chrome ...

Google has updated its affiliate link policy following allegations that coupon-clipping website Honey was abusing the program. Honey is a free Chrome extension with over 17 million users that finds ...

Google has changed its affiliate ads policies for Chrome extensions after the PayPal Honey debacle. Credit: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images Late last year, a YouTube video uncovering the shady ...