Or: How you all reveal your birth dates and the number of children publicly online!
We had this topic on our table just a few days ago. But it wasn't about “Saturn” but about “ RyanAir ”, but the principle behind it is the same. They were looking for mothers who were born in June. Now they are looking for mothers who were born in July.
It's a lie!
The competition claims:
We are looking for mothers who gave birth in July. This electronics store is having a celebration. Press the image to receive a €750 voucher.
This is a false argument that is intended to attract a potential target group who, because they belong to a group (mother born in July), see themselves as having a higher chance of winning and are therefore more inclined to take part in the associated competition. The creation of a perceived “winning elite” in which you find yourself.
But that's not the case and we have to disappoint: Anyone who clicks on this picture in accordance with the rules (and is identified as a participant in Germany) will be directed to a website that offers a survey that has no relevance to the content. By the way, people no longer talk about looking for mothers with a birthday in July. The reason is quite simple: Because both this round of questions and the mother's birthday argument play no role whatsoever.
Technically speaking, this Quir merely forms a bridge to a real competition, which is an affiliate competition. By the way: SATURN has absolutely nothing to do with the entire process here!
From fake to affiliate
At this point you have to draw a line: The final affiliate competition is legal, but the previous bait is a constructed fake competition. Fake competitions are the little siblings of commercial fake news: They have to be constructed in such a way that people believe them. The author doesn't care whether the content is correct. To a certain extent, fake competitions are also pseudo-editorial.
Same here: If you take part in this competition, whoever has installed the link TO this competition on their website will receive a commission. This is also the reason why such fake competitions are constructed: the aim is to display advertising or to incorporate advertising links in a credible and effective way. The author of the fake competition simply doesn't care whether their own content is correct.
The only thing you should know about the affiliate linked at the end is that this is about DATA. In other words, the participant data is fed into a database and the respective participant can then receive ADVERTISING EMAILS, ADVERTISING CALLS and much more. receive. The user can find this information, also in modified form, in SMALL PRINT under the competition form:
Yes, I agree that a selection of the companies listed in the sponsor list will inform me by post, telephone, email or SMS about offers from their respective business area. You can influence the selection of advertising companies yourself. I can revoke my consent at any time. Further information about this here.
In most cases, such user data is also sold. Such a data set can bring the seller a few euros. By the way, the affiliate competition built into the end is not illegal. However, it has nothing to do with the previous bait.
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