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Labels
Every paid surface names itself
Users should not need visual detective work to understand why something appears.
- Advertisement
- Sponsored
- Featured provider
- Affiliate link
Standards / Commerce
Advertisers can buy attention—not opinion.
The paid policy separating sponsorship, featured placement, affiliate relationships, marketplace participation, and independent scoring.
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Prohibited influence
Payment cannot change the conclusion
Sponsors cannot buy a higher score, unsupported review, unsupported claim, hidden suppression, or protection from correction.
- Editorial independence
- Score firewall
- Review integrity
- Public corrections
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