• glimse@lemmy.world
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        2 days ago

        Yes, someone who promotes a product while hiding the fact that they’ve been paid to promote the product. Streamers generally say “this is a sponsored stream” to avoid lawsuits.

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          2 days ago

          someone who promotes a product while hiding the fact that they’ve been paid

          Streamers generally say “this is a sponsored stream”

          So by your own definition streamers are generally not shills?

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            2 days ago

            If someone starts off saying “this is a sponsores stream” then yes, that is correct. It’s illegal to not disclose when media is an advertisement in most of the world. I’m pretty sure it’s against the TOS of most streaming sites, too.