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In the interests of transparent disclosure on such a positive blog post, It might be worth calling out that all the links on the page are all linked to the Bunn
by GeneticGenesis 5mo ago
In the interests of transparent disclosure on such a positive blog post, It might be worth calling out that all the links on the page are all linked to the Bunny Affiliate Program. [1]
[1] https://bunny.net/affiliate/ https://bunny.net/affiliate/
- gruez 5mo agoYeah IANAL, but this sort of endorsement with undisclosed remuneration would probably run afoul of FTC guidelines, which is why you see disclaimers like "As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases" everywhere. The author seems to live in the UK, but a cursory search suggests there's something similar there as well.
- infecto 5mo agoMaybe it technically under some regulation runs afoul. The FTC would never bother themselves with this and I don’t believe it’s in the spirit of the intent.
- Kye 5mo agoThey might not enforce it consistently, but they do bother themselves with it enough to have guidelines. https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/disclosures-101-social-media-influencers https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/disclosures-...
- infecto 5mo agoRight and some random blog is never going to be enforced.
- arcza 5mo agoMaybe the whole world is not in the U.S. What is the FTC? The Royal Air Force Flying Training Command?
- paulddraper 5mo agoFederal Trade Commission An acronym as common as GDPR.
- arcza 5mo agoI'm just making a point the whole world doesn't revolve around America.
- philipallstar 5mo agoThere will also be obnoxious farts who say "the world doesn't revolve around the EU" every time GDPR is mentioned.
- k33n 5mo agoIt kinda does though
- croes 5mo agoI guess it’s reference to the fact that the blog writer lives in London, so the US meaning of FTC doesn’t matter when a someone in Europe promotes a US service
- fp64 5mo agoNow I'm curious, how is it called in the UK? I tend to use "FTC" as the general term when I want to refer to a trade regulatory body in a country, as in "UK's FTC equivalent". I wasn't aware it is so obscure?
- arcza 5mo agoProbably the UK CMA (Competition and Markets Authority) which regulates competition/antitrust, mergers, national security acquisitions and the like. Or there is a loosely defined locally-run thing called 'Trading Standards' which is done at the council ("municipality") level. and for the record I am just being difficult and everyone in tech/mildly well read knows what the (U.S.) FTC is. My point is more that one country's rules don't always matter for the operations of domestic commerce in another amongst their own citizens. We famously mock our own jusrisprudence - "if Parliament passes a law that it is illegal to smoke on the streets of Paris, then it is illegal to smoke on the streets in Paris", so even when hard legislation exists (4chan/Ofcom shitshow?) it is meaningless. The only power that matters long term in the universe is sheer force and hard power, and it has always been that way.
- joladev 5mo agoSorry, I realize I overdid it on the affiliate links so I've called out the link and removed some others. Just thought it was nice that they had an affiliate program. Nothing shady intended!
- freedomben 5mo agoThanks, just something to be mindful of in the future. It unfortunately can discredit your work if not clearly disclosed. Thanks for the post!
- stronglikedan 5mo ago> It unfortunately can discredit your work In a time where more people usually beg for forgiveness instead of asking for permission, it already has
- kay_o 5mo agoA bit more than discredit, this is almost always against affiliate terms so you don't get payout and often actually illegal for not disclosing compensation.
- paulddraper 5mo agoOf course it’s nice. But that changes things
- calmingsolitude 5mo agoThanks for the update. The usage of an affiliate link feels quite dishonest here because the hyperlink says bunny.net but then opens up bunny.net/?ref=xxxx
- pwdisswordfishs 5mo agoYou probably could have just dropped a line at the end saying that all of the links in the post so readers are advised 2 plz click so you can get credit.