Danman27 said:
Is that really a big deal? Like, every celebrity can be "bought." Youtubers do sponsorships because it generates a lot of money. It becomes unethical if he doesn't disoclose that this is a sponsorship deal, which he did. |
It's not a big deal. Paid endosements have been with us for well over 100 years and probably longer. Baseball players in the early 1900s were being paid to promote products. That Youtube celebrities are somehow much more noble and trustworthy entities that should have a higher standard than everyone in every other entertainment field ever is kind of funny.
We can no longer trust Pewdiepie? Who here trusted him to begin with? What is there even to trust him about? It's like watching a standup comedian and then saying, "I don't trust that guy."
This is in no way the same as someone who dissiminates news as a profession.
