The Affiliate Fraud Scandal Everyone Is Talking About

The networks know who the bad actors are.

They make money off of them.

Christen Evans (she/her) is back for Real Talk Friday. She's a rule follower, and she wants to know why the industry keeps gatekeeping in 2026.

Here's what we got into:
 
1. The networks kinda wanna sweep it under the rug and stay quiet.
2. At my first job, publishers had hundreds of fraud tickets against them. Still in the network. Because they were making CJ too much money.
3. Nobody has the balls to do it. Or legally, they're terrified.

We also get into who should be housing all of this and why it's not a 15-minute flash.

👇 Watch the full episode to see why.

Ever dealt with a fraudulent partner? Drop it in the comments.

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