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The episode discusses the independence of reviewers who receive samples and have affiliate links, sparked by a video critique of MKBHD.

Episode 111: Are reviewers who get review samples, get early access to products and have affiliate links truly independent? We discuss this in the podcast, after we watched a video from someone claiming MKBHD is not truly independent. A good one to hear our thoughts on how we approach reviews and conflicts of interest Peter's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8ccXGQfXik Buy a mattress using our Amazon affiliate link, which we earn a commission from: https://amzn.to/4xE8bVQ CHAPTERS The entire podcast discusses this one topic SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Audio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcast Video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfw SUPPORT US DIRECTLY Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxed LINKS YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxed Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hardwareunboxed.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Hardware Unboxed

Topics covered

• review independence
• affiliate links
• conflicts of interest
• product reviews
• technology ethics

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