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by coupdejarnac 2021 days ago
I appreciate you actually naming the scumbags. It's tiresome how people are overly diplomatic these days.
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Alec Mwali is a shady affiliate manager who has tried to get me to post fake reviews for companies he represented in the past. Not surprised to see his name show up in a post about shady affiliate business. (Documented my experience with him here: https://reviewsignal.com/blog/2016/04/22/dirty-slimy-shady-s...)
"This company is ripping me off, but I'll protect its identity because I feel like I owe it something" is plain misguided and a huge disfavor to other participants in the market.
People are afraid of libel / slander lawsuits, and this drives any sort of hesitation on public naming and shaming.