FTC Slams YouTube Group For 'Deceptive' Xbox Marketing Campaign

[Mr Puggsly]

ganoncrotch said:

Mr Puggsly said:
Honestly, I dont feel MS did anything wrong. This is advertising. Just because FTC feels its wrong doesent make it wrong, they are just people with an opinion.

People that actually enjoy MS products can meet those requests without selling their soul. If people arent saying what they actually feel to get money from MS, well thats another story and not MS's fault.

For example, a positive review for money is very wrong. But getting paid to talk about X1 in a positive light doesent hurt anyone.

See... I don't have a problem in the slightest with a company giving an incentive for well put together videos showcasing their good work and what gamers will enjoy about those games, my issue is the fact that they're not allowed to disclose that they are being paid for their work from the company they have an opinion about.

As for the talent themselves... well if I was offered 30k to say my favourite gaming device was the Sega Saturn I'd happily pop a few vids on youtube of me hugging the thing lol, that's a lot of money for a bit of bad press from your fans on the internet.

Well in my opinion MS is just asking them to preview products in a positive manner. Basically MS just wants people to be aware of their products and what they feature. They can save the trash talk for other videos down the road, such as reviews.

If MS was paying them to say their console was the best or exagerating how great the games look, that would be flat out wrong. You dont have to mislead viewers to discuss a product in a positive manner.