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Normally, a change to a Google affiliate ads policy wouldn’t be newsworthy.
Some common violations include:
a. Inserting affiliate links when no discount, cashback, or donation is provided.
An extension that continuously injects affiliate links in the background without related user action."
Also, that link must do something positive beyond just putting a company’s tag on the purchase.
Some example violations include:
a.
An extension that updates a shopping-related cookie without the user’s knowledge while the user is browsing shopping sites.
Legal action against Honey is underway, so it’s unclear how this story will end.
But with Google’s updated policies, it happily seems we’re unlikely to get a sequel.
