Honey: all the news about PayPal’s alleged scam coupon app
NewsUpdated Today, Dec 22, 2025, 3:46 AM UTCHoney: all the news about PayPal’s alleged scam coupon appby Verge StaffLinkShareRSSPayPal’s Honey browser extension has been lauded for years as an easy way to find coupons online. But some are calling it a “scam” after a deep dive from YouTuber MegaLag, who accused Honey of “stealing money from influencers,” and returned one year later with a second video that says Honey targeted minors, collected data on people who never signed up for its service, and exploited small businesses.The first video shines a light mostly on Honey’s use of last-click attribution, swapping its tracking cookie in for others’ when you interact with it. The second video tracks a series of emails between Honey and small businesses that lost revenue from…
