9to5google

Google Chrome policy update restricts shady affiliate extensions, like Honey

Google Chrome has made a policy update today that restricts how browser extensions can interact with affiliate codes, effectively banning the behavior of the controversial PayPal Honey extension. On ...
PC Magazine

Google Changes Chrome Extension Policy After YouTuber Calls Honey a 'Scam'

Google updates its policy after YouTuber MegaLag details a scheme under which the PayPal-owned Honey swapped creators' affiliate links for its own. Google has updated its affiliate link policy ...
WJHL-TV

Honey Browser Extension False Advertising - Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Launches Investigation

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / March 28, 2025 / Levi & Korsinsky, LLP is investigating potential claims on behalf of consumer who used Paypal's Honey browser extension for shopping online products ...
Android Police

Google updates Chrome extension guidance in wake of Honey drama

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Honey is accused of failing to provide real savings and sniping revenue from creators. Google has updated its rules on Chrome ...
9to5google

Honey has now lost 4 million Chrome users after shady tactics were revealed

Late last year the popular Chrome extension Honey (owned by PayPal) was revealed for employing a few shady tactics, and the extension has since lost around 4 million users on Google’s browser alone.
The Verge

Google changes Chrome extension policies following the Honey link scandal

Honey was accused of shadily swapping out affiliate links, and now Google has new rules for extensions targeting exactly that. Honey was accused of shadily swapping out affiliate links, and now Google ...