As a result of the Honey expose, Google has now changed its Chrome extension policies concerning affiliate ads and marketing.

Google has officially implemented a new platform for Chrome extensions, and it brings both good and bad news. On the positive side, Manifest V3 promises greater safety and security within Chrome. On the negative side, extensions that are unsupported are now being actively disabled or blocked.

Honey was accused of shadily swapping out affiliate links, and now Google has new rules for extensions targeting exactly that.

A new update to Google's Chrome Web Store policy should help protect shoppers from dubious affiliate marketing extensions.

In an apparent reaction to the infamous Honey scandal that rocked the internet at the start of the year, Google has altered the rules around Chrome extensions to block the tactics the Honey extension is believed to have used.

Google Chrome has banned certain practices used by shopping-related extensions in the wake of the Honey influencer controversy. In a policy update, Chrome has barred extensions from inserting affiliate links in every shopping site,

Late last year, there was a big scandal involving the Honey browser extension, which wasn’t helping users find the best deals and coupons as it so claimed to do. Instead, it was swapping out affiliate links and stealing potential commissions from influencers and creators.