Google has changed its affiliate ads policies for Chrome extensions after the PayPal Honey debacle. Credit: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images Late last year, a YouTube video uncovering the shady ...

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Google does not want a repeat of the Honey Chrome extension scandal. To prevent that from happening again, the company is tightening its Chrome extension affiliate ad policies and making some changes.

Google Chrome has made a policy update today that restricts how browser extensions can interact with affiliate codes, effectively banning the behavior of the controversial PayPal Honey extension. On ...