Hacker News with Generative AI: Influencer Marketing

Honey's deal-hunting browser extension is accused of ripping off YouTubers (theverge.com)
The PayPal Honey browser extension is, in theory, a handy way to find better deals on products while you’re shopping online. But in a video published this weekend, YouTuber MegaLag claims the extension is a “scam” and that Honey has been “stealing money from influencers, including the very ones they paid to promote their product.”
The influencer lawsuit that could change the industry (theverge.com)
Alyssa Sheil has what some would consider a dream job: she shops online for a living.
FBI says Kremlin-linked org paying 2800 influencers to spread pro-Russia content (theatlantic.com)
Google Under Fire After Influencers Were Asked to Prefer Pixel Phones (cnet.com)
The A.I. Influencer Ads Are Coming (nytimes.com)
The $21B influencer industry has gone off the rails (businessinsider.com)
How the Food Industry Pays Influencers to Shill Blueberries, Butter, and More (bonappetit.com)