Ein beliebter Honig-Browser-Add-on stiehlt die Erwerbsrechte des Schaffers, betrügt die Nutzer und behauptet eine erforschte Videoauszeichnung.

Honey is a popular browser extension from PayPal that finds itself at the center of a large new dispute. Like a newly explored video, it claims that the extension, designed to save users money, not only misses important discounts but also deliberately removes creators' ad revenue.

Videos show that Honey scam users out of earnings from top offers and income from creators.

PayPal Honey is a browser extension you might have heard about during this Christmas shopping season, even if you haven't installed or used it. It's available on Chrome, Safari, and others and has become popular for good reasons.

It promised to offer the best deals and discounts for every product you buy online with just one click—only now is it at the center of a large controversy.

In a multi-year investigation report, it shows that Honey has two main problems:

1. Purposefully not offering the best deals—something crucial for its promised functionality.
2. and robbing creators of their earnings by removing their affiliate links

MegaLag explains in detail on the YouTube channel how Honey uses various strategies to not only mislead users about finding the best offers and actual savings, but also steal valuable affiliate income from creatives by replacing their affiliate links with its own.

Here is the full video:

No official PayPal response to the Honey controversy so far

PayPal has not formally released an announcement about the video so far, but many of the details MegaLag reveals seem particularly difficult to deny.

This is especially true since in a specific case, PayPal confirmed to MegaLag that the behavior of the extension works as intended.

Sadly, for a browser extension that users had promised much and only at a low price, it once again proves the old saying: if something is too good to be true, then it's probably not true.

What do you think about the Honey controversy? Share your opinion in the comments section.

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