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minus-squareJust_Pizza_Crust@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down14·1 year agoIf you really dig into the whole ordeal it was a software error, not some malicious idea to steal links from creators.
minus-square_jonatan_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·edit-21 year agoHow exactly does one accidentally insert affiliate data on links? At some point someone wrote that code, which is malicious in itself, even if the activation was accidental.
minus-squareDeletecat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoIt’s also strange that it happened twice, first with amazon links, then they started injecting affiliate data for crypto platforms instead.
minus-squareku10@kerala.partylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIt’s possible they had ads with referrals but accidentally modified all amazon links
If you really dig into the whole ordeal it was a software error, not some malicious idea to steal links from creators.
How exactly does one accidentally insert affiliate data on links? At some point someone wrote that code, which is malicious in itself, even if the activation was accidental.
It’s also strange that it happened twice, first with amazon links, then they started injecting affiliate data for crypto platforms instead.
It’s possible they had ads with referrals but accidentally modified all amazon links