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It's regularly identified and called out on reddit- here are a few recent examples:

Influencers with undisclosed kiwi ads: https://www.reddit.com/r/NYCinfluencersnark/comments/1vqtrso...

Chewy.com ad disclosed on IG but not on tiktok: https://www.reddit.com/r/NYCinfluencersnark/comments/1v5e74u...

GAP ad not disclosed: https://www.reddit.com/r/NYCinfluencersnark/comments/1vftwoi...

https://www.reddit.com/r/BeautyGuruChatter/comments/1wbk2bd/...

Good to know, but is it ever punished, either by the FTC or by consumer backlash? As long as the expected value is positive, companies will keep doing it.

I don't think so. I think the reddit posts are essentially complaining into the void. Instead of posting them on reddit I guess people should be submitting to the FTC etc!

Goddamn kiwi ads wasting my time in the time-wasting app!

I do think it's interesting Big Kiwi is hiring influencers to post influencing about kiwis!

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