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> paid content even at quality outlets like NYTimes Wirecutter

Evidence for this? Is it just for stuff specifically tagged as paid content, or is there any evidence that their standard reviews might be tainted by money?



Affiliate link revenue model: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirecutter_(website)

They claim the reviewers go in neutral, but I'm sorry, I just don't trust it. Thr fact that they only test a subset of products in a given competitive space alone makes this too tainted for my liking. (CR also doesn't hit every company in a space, but at least they're not incentivized to pick the ones that pay them.)




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