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Ganoncrotch on 13 July 2016
Veknoid_Outcast said:
Ganoncrotch said:

As for the people saying there is nothing wrong with this deal and type of advertising... why in the F do you guys think that WB are settling out of court with the FTC over this deal? Do you guys really think there is no foul play done here when WB wouldn't even waste their legal teams time trying to defend the action but settle instead? if it was so easy to defend that a forum post of "this is fine" would do it... surely their legal team could have overturned the FTC ruling then?

 

Edit - The settlement which was agreed to was not a money amount but more restrictions on WB advertising through avenues like Youtube and social media from here on, each breach of which will result in Civil Penalties https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2016/07/warner-bros-settles-ftc-charges-it-failed-adequately-disclose-it

 

Fairly good thread to judge who the subscribers of PewDiePie are on VGChartz though!

Yeah I'm shocked by the people who are OK with this. It's weird how sometimes consumers are the most anti-consumer folks out there.

And of all companies it's Warner Brothers the same company who sells consumable easy fatalities in MK as dlc and doesn't sell Season passes to the PC in MK because they can't be bothered, and Arkam Knight dear me. This is not the company I would have expected to see apologists for especially when it comes to attempting to hide the fact of paid advertising ... being paid advertising.

This behaviour was a joke in movies back in 1992 and now it's back around again on Youtube, and while it's still a joke... it's still not funny to have people trying to hide the fact that this goes on.

Heck guys, maybe Wayne just really liked Pepsi all this time?

 

 

Edit - If you want to watch a break down of a channel giving info about their earnings and why they earn the money the way they do there is no better video to do it than Linus Tech Tips Honest Answers, both in the explaining how they get it and why they wouldn't do something like this, it's just a great video to watch

Their viewers > everything in terms of income.



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OdinHades on 13 July 2016

I only drink Pepsi Light.

What was the topic again? Sorry, I don't care enough.



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Ganoncrotch on 13 July 2016
OdinHades said:
I only drink Pepsi Light.

What was the topic again? Sorry, I don't care enough.

That Pepsi Max is the only choice... of the new generation!

Seriously though as a type one diabetic if I was to drink a Pepsi full 37g of sugar version I would explode... or just be in a lot of pain lol



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Veknoid_Outcast on 13 July 2016
Ganoncrotch said:
Veknoid_Outcast said:

Yeah I'm shocked by the people who are OK with this. It's weird how sometimes consumers are the most anti-consumer folks out there.

[snip]

I can't talk about it anymore! It's giving me a headache!



Ganoncrotch on 13 July 2016
Veknoid_Outcast said:
Ganoncrotch said:

[snip]

I can't talk about it anymore! It's giving me a headache!

Lol at when he looks down at his hands, Have to watch those 2 movies again... and then mourn what happened to Dana Carveys career... or enjoy what became of Austin "Danger" Power's / Shreks work after Waynes World.



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Lauster on 13 July 2016
Ganoncrotch said:
OdinHades said:
I only drink Pepsi Light.

What was the topic again? Sorry, I don't care enough.

That Pepsi Max is the only choice... of the new generation!

Seriously though as a type one diabetic if I was to drink a Pepsi full 37g of sugar version I would explode... or just be in a lot of pain lol

Same for me !

Hi type one diabetic friend ! (like me, with a pump ?) XD

On topic, this is sad, but predictable (and not so new, not the first time I hear this for WB)



konnichiwa on 13 July 2016

The same happens to game magazines. When the original AC released OPM benelux (Belgium Netherlands Luxemburg) got money for a good score and putting it on the cover. Me and the ex boss of the magazine complained about it and we were both quoted in the next magazine as liars....later the magazine got more of the same shit and stopped publishing.






smroadkill15 on 13 July 2016

Here is a video of PewdiePie talking about the issue. 



Pavolink on 13 July 2016

Lol. Actually believing a youtuber.



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Ruler on 13 July 2016
Mr Puggsly said:
Jpcc86 said:
Kids that got famous for no reason took easy money in exchange for lying about something that's already decent to begin with? Yeah, I dunno. I would've done the same thing.

Its also worth noting its a genuinely good game and reception reflected that.

Perhaps he didn't have to lie. So he got lucky on this one.

not really



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