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

[Normchacho]

Mr Puggsly said:

Normchacho said:

It's asking for people to talk about a product but leave out anything negative. They are therefore being paid to give an impression of there product regardless of whether it is actually there true impression. How is that anything but misleading?

Advertising generally makes people aware of a product without saying anything negative.

Hence, they were looking for typical advertising. There are ways to accomplish that without selling your integrity.

The issue here is that they are not telling people it's an advertisment. They actually explicitly telling people not to tell the viewers it was an ad. There are plenty of ways to advertise without losing your integrity, this is not one of them.