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Strengthening policies on affiliate programs in Chrome Web Store Extensions (chrome.com)
1 point by OuterVale 3 months ago | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments



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> For example, an extension that finds and applies coupon codes must not insert an affiliate link if no coupon or discount is found. This prevents extensions from intervening in a user's browser experience without delivering a clear value in return.

This is the most interesting bit, afaik all cashback portal extensions that also do the coupon thing will replace the link whether they apply a coupon or not. I’ve also seen the extension apply a worse coupon than what’s already applied causing the price to increase without an easy way to get the old coupon back.




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