Microsoft paying YouTubers for positive Xbox One coverage ( edited with more info )

[Normchacho]

Mr Puggsly said:

Figgycal said:

I'll repost my comment since you missed it:

OP is missing the bit that actually makes this news worthy: The arrangement as described might go against the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) guidelines for the use of endorsements in advertising, which demand full disclosure when there is "a connection between the endorser and the seller of the advertised product that might materially affect the weight or credibility of the endorsement."

As long as people aren't being mislead, I don't see anything wrong.

So make a video talking about the console, talk about the games you're playing, and avoid shitting on the products. That seems like pretty straight forward advertising to me.

That's the problem, they are misleading people. If I post an add for a game but I tell people it's a review and I don't say that I'm being paid by the company that makes the game, that's misleading. You can't honestly not see the issue here.