Honey was accused of taking affiliate revenue from the same influencers it paid for promotion by using its Chrome extension to swap in its own affiliate link before you checked out. According to the updated Google policy posted today, this isn’t allowed in most cases:

Honey is accused of failing to provide real savings and sniping revenue from creators. Google has updated its rules on Chrome extensions to address affiliate program abuse. Despite thcontroversy, Honey's extension remains available on the Chrome Web Store.