“Disclosure
Beginning December 1, 2009, the FTC requires bloggers to disclose whenever there could be hidden interests or unspoken biases related to recommendations. So here goes…
Per the FTC rules, if I interview someone and they grab the bill for lunch, I would need to disclose this. Ditto if I use an Amazon link that gets me 8 cents instead of an Amazon link that gets me 0 cents – as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.. If someone gives me a comfy t-shirt with a logo and I wear it in a photo, same deal. Disclaimers all over the place. This would be tedious for me and even more tedious for readers. But rules is rules. To cover my ass and preserve your reading experience, please assume that, for every link and product I use, the following all hold true:
- Writer got fed
- Writer got some sweet gadgets
- Writer got busy with a member of story
- Writer received mad scrilla (aka cash compensation)
- Writer got a hellava schwag bag
- Writer got stock options
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Disclosure courtesy of Tim Ferris’ blog, accessed 3/26/2021 at https://tim.blog/ftc-disclosure-blog/