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huckster
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Appears that MSE is allowing your posts to include links to outside commercial interests without your permission. For example, I have seen the word shopping being linked to an advert, even though the person was recommending shopping around. Type in the word Insurance and it sometimes links to a company.
Hope this is a temporary infestation by SPAM and not MSE selling the content of posts for commercial advantage. I am sure that many on MSE would not post, if their time and effort was being used by MSE for commercial purposes.
I don't mind links to CAB, BIBA, FOS etc, but I don't want my posted words being used for profit purposes.
Hope this is a temporary infestation by SPAM and not MSE selling the content of posts for commercial advantage. I am sure that many on MSE would not post, if their time and effort was being used by MSE for commercial purposes.
I don't mind links to CAB, BIBA, FOS etc, but I don't want my posted words being used for profit purposes.
The comments I post are personal opinion. Always refer to official information sources before relying on internet forums. If you have a problem with any organisation, enter into their official complaints process at the earliest opportunity, as sometimes complaints have to be started within a certain time frame.
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A) MSE has always been a commercial proposition and many of the links in its articles, blogs and recommendations are affiliate links earning them commission
MSE was just sold for £87m to MoneySupermarket and so it wouldnt be surprising if they decided they wanted to increase the revenues the site generates in return for their purchase price 0 -
If anyone is scratching their heads that they cannot see links, I think I have found the answer. Appears that some browsers add these links to key words. Today Firefox has added this, on an update, that I have not been made aware of. On Chrome I cannot see the links.The comments I post are personal opinion. Always refer to official information sources before relying on internet forums. If you have a problem with any organisation, enter into their official complaints process at the earliest opportunity, as sometimes complaints have to be started within a certain time frame.0
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If anyone has this issue on Firefox, it may be an add-on called complitly. I must have somehow downloaded it and it has started working today.
Anyway to get rid of it, in Firefox, go to tools, add-ons, extensions and then disable or remove complitlyThe comments I post are personal opinion. Always refer to official information sources before relying on internet forums. If you have a problem with any organisation, enter into their official complaints process at the earliest opportunity, as sometimes complaints have to be started within a certain time frame.0
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