Wirecutter strike and boycott Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday
Wirecutter is a pay-to-play operation. I stopped heeding their recommendations after I discovered that they were aggressively persuing kickbacks and refusing to review products that do not pay. See <a href="https://www.xdesk.com/wirecutter-standing-desk-review-pay-to-play-model" rel="nofollow">https://www.xdesk.com/wirecutter-standing-desk-review-pay-to...</a> for example.<p>Also note that wirecutter in their response do not deny this but try to weasel out by claiming that the word 'kickback' was misleading.<p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/our-response-to-nextdesk/" rel="nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/our-response-to-nextdesk/</a><p><pre><code>  One valid criticism NextDesk raised was our use of the word “kickback” in our business communications, which is a misleading description of the affiliate business model because it implies an illicit transaction. In our company’s early days, we misused the term to describe a straightforward affiliate relationship, but we have since changed how we talk about the affiliate business, which is one we continue to stand behind.</code></pre>