Comment by GeneticGenesis
8 hours ago
In the interests of transparent disclosure on such a positive blog post, It might be worth calling out that all the links on the page are all linked to the Bunny Affiliate Program. [1]
8 hours ago
In the interests of transparent disclosure on such a positive blog post, It might be worth calling out that all the links on the page are all linked to the Bunny Affiliate Program. [1]
Sorry, I realize I overdid it on the affiliate links so I've called out the link and removed some others. Just thought it was nice that they had an affiliate program. Nothing shady intended!
Thanks, just something to be mindful of in the future. It unfortunately can discredit your work if not clearly disclosed. Thanks for the post!
> It unfortunately can discredit your work
In a time where more people usually beg for forgiveness instead of asking for permission, it already has
A bit more than discredit, this is almost always against affiliate terms so you don't get payout and often actually illegal for not disclosing compensation.
Thanks for the update. The usage of an affiliate link feels quite dishonest here because the hyperlink says bunny.net but then opens up bunny.net/?ref=xxxx
Of course it’s nice.
But that changes things
Yeah IANAL, but this sort of endorsement with undisclosed remuneration would probably run afoul of FTC guidelines, which is why you see disclaimers like "As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases" everywhere. The author seems to live in the UK, but a cursory search suggests there's something similar there as well.
Maybe the whole world is not in the U.S. What is the FTC? The Royal Air Force Flying Training Command?
> Maybe the whole world is not in the U.S
Not yet. Working on it, though.
>The author seems to live in the UK, but a cursory search suggests there's something similar there as well.
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It's pretty fair to assume someone on a USA site, run by an American company, that is a major VC firm based in San Francisco, in an article talking about moving away from another USA company that is located all of 2 miles away from ycombinator, and speaking english should be able to put 2 and 2 together when dealing with contextual information.
If they can't they probably should move to an international focused site.
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Federal Trade Commission
An acronym as common as GDPR.
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Now I'm curious, how is it called in the UK? I tend to use "FTC" as the general term when I want to refer to a trade regulatory body in a country, as in "UK's FTC equivalent". I wasn't aware it is so obscure?
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Maybe it technically under some regulation runs afoul. The FTC would never bother themselves with this and I don’t believe it’s in the spirit of the intent.
They might not enforce it consistently, but they do bother themselves with it enough to have guidelines.
https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/disclosures-...