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

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selnor1983 said:

FlamingWeazel said:

selnor1983 said:

They got fined for paying people to make False/fake reviews. MS is paying for advertising. Very different scenario. They simplay asked that they dont make an advert that says Xbox One is crap. Which makes sense. You arent going to pay someone to make an advert for your product that goes 100% against it and advertises the competition. Perfectly legal. As I said.

Ethically, is up to you. But legally this is all fine and nothing will come of this as the internet is finally realising this mornong.

Sigh....They were HIDING the fact it was a paid endirsement which breakd FTC regulations and is indeed illegale, it;'s why MS released a statement saying it is being changed Immediately................ Paying for ads is not the issue here, it is not disclosing they were paid ads, that makes this social engineering and illegal.

Microsoft had nohing to do with it. Thread title needs to change. Machinima contract in the limelight. Or something like that.

LOL, Ms had nothing to do with their own ad contracts??? Ignorance is not a defense.......Any company has their legal teams scan over these documents borehand. Ms is just back peddling, you will believe anything MS says.