A video tech investigator detailed evidence and claims Honey systematically steals referral commissions from influencers—including those it pays to promote the app.

The Honey extension has been exposed as being a scam that steals affiliate marketing money away from partners, and lying to consumers.

Honey, a browser extension and coupon site owned by PayPal Holdings Inc. since 2019, is being accused of deceptive practices that potentially harm both consumers and content creators. The accusations come from YouTube creator MegaLag,

The PayPal Honey extension has been caught scamming users and YouTubers. Here’s why you should delete it from your web browser right away.

Honey was founded in 2012 by entrepreneurs Ryan Hudson and George Ruan as a free web browser extension, which automatically applies online coupons and discount codes on eCommerce websites. In 2020, it was purchased by the online payment system PayPal for $4bn (£3.1bn) and in June 2022 it was renamed PayPal Honey.

Honey, a popular browser extension owned by PayPal, is at the center of an internet firestorm after one user posted a 23-minute exposé to YouTube accusing the application of misrepresenting itself to consumers,

A YouTuber claims that Honey intercepts money from affiliates and that it ignores better deals in favor of its own coupons.

PayPal’s Honey browser extension is facing controversy after a new investigative video outlines ways it scams users and steals from creators.