I wonder if the Fifa youtubers that open packs provided to them by EA will come under fire.
While many might not deem it as serious as what this thread is focused on, which I would agree, I do think it should be highlighted.
They again mislead their subscribers by trying to come across as if they're buying the packs themselves.
There's many shady practices, Activision is another where they pay popular youtubers to post positive gameplay impressions and again it's not made clear in the videos.
Or perhaps a famous gaming chair brand deserves some spotlight, as they again are sending chairs to popular youtubers for undisclosed product placement.
The moment any youtuber receives money to talk about a product they need to operate under certain guidelines imposed by the FTC, but the majority of youtubers do not dislcose the relationships or agreements. This benefits all of them, especially the companies in question, as any positive impressions lose their overall effect if something is quite clearly a paid for advertisement.
While the youtubers should come under fire, the companies themselves also need to come under fire, as they are well aware of the implications, and they should enforce it, but again they know themselves that it's beneficial if positive impressions are posted to millions of people and portrayed as an impartial, unbiased opinion.
