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Should authors disclose if they are paid to write a blog post?

Should authors disclose if they are paid to write a blog post?

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  • Yes.

    I believe YouTube requires the disclosure.

    by al_borland
  • I think it's very necessary.
    by akseli_ukkonen
  • Definitely. Though at this point, the most aggressively "independent and unbiased" reviews are often the ones hiding the most creative affiliate structures.
    by rezvovmobile
  • It seems like a credibility issue. Tied to this is reviewing a product that was not purchased off the shelf.

    Computer magazines in the day used to (probably still do) evaluate competing equipment. The equipment was provided by the producer. The Producer would cherry pick the best.

    This is why organizations like consumers reports are respected, they BUY everything they test, so you know it was not a custom build.

    by sloaken

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