- cross-posted to:
- pcmasterrace@lemmy.world
- technology@beehaw.org
- cross-posted to:
- pcmasterrace@lemmy.world
- technology@beehaw.org
Linus Tech Tips pauses production as controversy swirls | What started as criticism over errors in recent YouTube videos has escalated into allegations of sexual harassment, prompting the company t…::The YouTube channel Linus Tech Tips has halted production after controversies over ethics and accuracy in reporting, spurred further this morning by accusations of sexual harassment experienced at the company.
I think they are using workarounds, for instance they get paid for worthless advertisement, and then incidentally review your products nicely, which is the real advertisement.
They fooled me once, which is how I found out the review must have been fake. After that it became pretty easy to see other examples.
It’s seems obvious to me that Linus reviews are according to what he is paid above all else.
Even if its not so direct there is a still a problem. Intel is giving each of the employees one after the other $5000 worth of whatever upgrade they want to their gaming gear. Almost everyone there is reaching the benefits of this Intel sponsorship personally. Sure looks like a bribe. If you start doing such a sponsorship deal the only way to remove the conflict of the interest and ethical problems is to never review anything involving Intel, because the entire staff is receiving significant bribes from that company.
It doesn’t have to be as direct as getting paid for a sponsored video to bias a review more positively, they are so unethical in the deals they make they will happily maintain the appearance of taking bribes and review products from that company. Its by no means the only example of this given the amount of free tech that has gone into Linus’ personal house that received a nice thumbs up only to be replaced 6 months later often on the quiet. Its everywhere in everything they are doing, companies are throwing goods and money at them and they are all taking it home and then the next week doing a review on products from that company.