Forbes Marketplace, operating on Forbes.com, has deals with CNN and USA Today, filling those websites with affiliate content. Forbes Marketplace has gone to great lengths to conceal this. CNN Underscored Money section appears to be run by contractors from a different company, Solutions Underscored LLC, linked to Marketplace. USA Today Blueprint shows similar signs, with an editor having an email on Marketplace’s domain. Both sites have discrepancies in navigation and design, but efforts were made to make them appear identical. Despite fluctuations in search traffic, these sites continue to attract significant visits. CNN and USA Today may be turning a blind eye to these deceptive practices for increased revenue.
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