Can you spot an UNDISCLOSED AD?? I’ll tell you how! 

Robert do you still get paid for ads if the person watching your video is a RU-vid premium member?

@@tiffanybarfield8911it’s probably similar to twitch, I get a small amount from their “twitch turbo” which is the premium no ad thingy

It feels a bit odd to comment on an older video, but I just watched, so it's new to me. One of the reasons I willingly watch your well-disclosed AD videos is because you are a credible influencer. I know you wouldn't do an ad, if you thought the product was bad. I know you wouldn't risk your professional reputation like that. One of the ways I know that, is because you are very forthcoming about ads, other partnerships/sponsorships, PR gifts, past relationships with companies, etc. That you're clear when you're making an ad is good for the brand you're advertising, too. It makes the whole exchange seem more above board.

Yay! Get that degree- you go!🎉

Agreed. The basic formula of 10:20 Tik Toks is this: 1. Ad/partner disclosure hidden in an area not immediately obvious and no verbal confirmation of ad/partner. 2. No wear test clip later in the ad for potential long term results.’3. Later shade said brand and/or product the ad was for stating they didn’t really care for it. So tired of it!

I bet that was a phenomenal read! Is your work posted anywhere?

@@lanabk528 unfortunately, no, I didn’t attempt to have it published anywhere because it’s not an area of law that I am all that interested in.

@@lanabk528 yes @its.jessica. ! please let us know! that would be a great article in an intellectual property journal or law review or something

😂💀 definitely.

And the Kardashians.

😂😂❤❤ couldn't agree more!

But haven’t you heard, she’s tired of being a salesperson!? 😉

And Mikayla

Yes i absolutely agree!

Don't get me started on the influencers that have #ad or #partner at the end of 20 billion hashtags in the description.

Exactly! Thank you Melissa!!

Awwww 100 ❤❤❤❤ Love these words !!!❤❤❤❤

It's 320am here

@@RobertWelsh omg I can’t believe I just noticed (I only started watching your channel last week and subscribed shortly thereafter) but are you a twin?! 😲😲

Thanks Melissa!

The responsibility you have to represent yourself well and be transparent in your communication practices is clearly high. I guess though that some influencers just don’t care about this. Ego first I guess? Thank you so much for the guidelines and explanation of how the brief can be be presented to sneak under the radar.

Go with your gut! If you don’t trust them don’t follow 😌

Same here. It just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. It's a good indicator of the kind of ethics someone has, and I don't want anything to do with them. Sadly, it's seeped into every genre of content, not just make-up/beauty.

Exactly! There is nothing wrong with doing an ad. It makes me more suspicious as to why they are trying to hide it. Are they also lying about whether they even like the product, too?

Exactly! Thankfully, I only had to unfollow someone once (Isimeme Edeko) after she slightly tried to hide that she had an affiliated link. She went out of her way to say the video wasn't an ad, but no where did sis say anything about the afflicted link. I checked her description, the link was right at the top, but at the VERY bottom is where she put "there [MAY] be afflicted links associated". Like girl. I commented about it and I was as nice as possible so she wouldn't think I was coming for her something like, "hey girl, you said it wasn't an ad, but can you be more open about the fact that you still get money if someone clicks on your link. Get your coin sis, I just want honesty as you never mentioned it in your video. I came back like a day later after no one replied, thinking no one saw my comment or it was deleted. I looked and found my comment, but had the idea to switch to my other account and look, setting the comment to recent. And what do you know? My comment was nowhere to be found 😒😒. Unsubscribed immediately and I had been following miss ma'am for a while too, watched her get engaged then married and everything. I don't know why it's so hard for influencers to be honest.

It’s not just the influencer, I don’t want to purchase from a company that is ok with undisclosed ads bc the KNOW this shit is illegal and unethical.

Thank you! 🥹🖤

I love the thumbnail he put up for this. Classic 😝

🤣🤣 That would be awesome!

Double-handedly? Lol

​@@SentienToastQuadrupley-handed?

@@SentienToast good point 😅 either that, or they are indeed the same person (despite of what they claim that they arent 🤣), hence single-handedly 😅🤣😂

I'm not even in your community, and they are saving me!

They have become my binge all day “work helper”! They’re videos are such a vibe! Also great to watch while dozing off and gives me an “excuse” to rewatch at another time! These gentlemen and Marlena Stell are the only other beauty creators I watch on the regular anymore. Even when they’re discussing things to avoid or the history of the beauty community, it’s done in a generally positive and fair way.

It is!!

Thank you!! 🖤🖤🖤

@@RobertWelsh 🌿🌸Do you have to put AD in the video and before the “see more” in the description if the item / items were gifted? (I thought you only had to do that if the brand paid you to do the product promotion) If not and you only have to do that for paid promotions, how should influencers legally disclose gifted product promotions correctly according to FTC guidelines?🌸🌿

www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/plain-language/1001a-influencer-guide-508_1.pdf

There is the pamphlet from ftc but, short answer, yes.

​@princesschelseydarling By saying it was sent free, while showing product.

😛🫢🖤

@@CGI_AndyThats not hiding if he literally wrote it down on the description 🤦🏽‍♀️ you clearly don’t know what that means

​@@CGI_Andygoofball

in an alternate universe, Skin Up has 'essence of mountains' as a selling point 😂

Dying this whole video honestly 😂😂😂

parents are rarely responsible for things like this. My parents being horrible are the reason I am "nice". My parents being slobs is the reason I am clean. etc

Thank you so much ! Yea that’s very true!!!

That's why I always say that my hauls are not sponsored, clearly and at the beginning of the video, and in the description too. Not that anyone would pay me to advertise anything, but I just think it's the right thing to do :)

I’m so glad! I have many more coming!

Oh thank you so so much! 🖤🖤

🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

Their objectivity costs them money. The influencers that hit it big just push product. When I was a kid, we used to skip commercials. Now, we willingly tune in.

Thank you so much!! 🖤🖤🖤

@@RobertWelsh What are you doing to celebrate?

Yesss!! Have a good day at work! 🖤

Good old BA A380 😂

Sending my love!! 🖤🖤🖤

Thank you Sheila !

I don’t trust any other RU-vidr/MUA as much as I do Robert 🩵 he was sent from the heavens with a colour correcting halo

😂😂😂 whenever you are here is fine with me! 🖤🖤🖤

Yessss!! Thank you!! 🖤🖤🖤

@@RobertWelsh 💖💖💖

Thank you so so much!!! 🖤🖤🖤