[DinaCoder99]

Wouldn't mentioning products at all be a dead giveaway?

[reidjs]

Not in many instances. Consider a common Google search

“Best tool to use for sending an email newsletter?” ChatGPT: SendMonkey is the best, here’s a link “sendmonkey.xyz/referal?chatgpt”

It won’t be that obvious but you get the idea.

[dymk]

What if you're asking for a product recommendation, but you want it unmarred by paid influence?

[DinaCoder99]

Well if you're asking for a product recommendation you're literally asking to be advertised to, so.... I guess you get what you want?

[dymk]

An ad and an unbiased product recommendation are basically at the opposite ends of the reliability spectrum.

[reidjs]

I think it’s a perfectly viable business model, it’s just they may lose some users who prefer accuracy/unbias over convenience

[corobo]

I can't wait for the fines to be handed out for unmarked adverts haha

Every new media format seems to have to learn these things themselves, often in order:

1. Turns out you need moderation

2. Don't poke the RIAA. If you wake them up everyone is getting sued.

3. Adverts need to be made clear they're adverts

[soco]

"recommend me the best from the similar products which didn't pay you for advertising"