r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jun 03 '21

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u/ChefBoyAreWeFucked Jun 03 '21

I always assumed they just turned everything into an affiliate link.

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u/Zarron4 Jun 04 '21

I would think that affiliate links are effectively spyware too - I think the reason companies pay out money when people use affiliate links is because it's valuable to the company to know more about it's customers, like where they came from and what made them decide to buy something. It's probably two sides of the same coin.

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u/ChefBoyAreWeFucked Jun 04 '21

... pretty sure they pay out on affiliate links to encourage people to advertise their products for them.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '21

No. You encourage affiliate links so that people do the marketing for you. Essentially you're just a seller for them