128
I think affiliate links should be banned or restricted from this instance (lemmy.ca)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/main@lemmy.ca
38 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

I noticed this Wealthsimple Community pop up in my "active" list today.

Clicked in and noticed its empty, but the sidebar contains a sneaky affiliate link for the moderator of that community.

Same thing with the Wealthsimple Trade Community.

I think this sort of activity should be banned from here tbh, definitely at the mod level.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Yeah this is my thought too.

Is someone posting a YouTube video they made and are monetizing, advertising? Where do we draw the line?

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
    •
  • [–] [S] 1 point 3 years ago

    Yeah I think that would be an OK case and these specific things can be up to the moderators of communities. I know that some communities require mod approval before self promotion is allowed, so I think in the CGP Grey community case it would be a non issue.

    I think starting with a super specific rule around affiliate disclosure as proposed would be good enough to avoid this particular problem.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent