“Hi Max, hi Carson,
Thanks for the detailed reply and for the evidence packet. We've checked the packet against our data: that source is active on our side, and we're addressing it with the partner concerned. We also agree with your point that this mechanism is non-compliant regardless of how the landing page is worded.
You asked for click IDs and timestamps. Here is what our position on affiliate 41 is based on:
• _41_gempwb_ · click_id `cd03140b2f21497691cb3a298d36ffcb` · signed up Sep 29, 03:06 UTC. Later that day the user wrote to our support: "TikTok sent me here but it wasn't a video ad, it said I've been chosen… it was TikTok who did it."
• _41_iyiyws_ · click_id `94680f85325e4d12a17702a97bffc467` · signed up Sep 29, 09:36 UTC. Seven minutes later: "how can I make money by scrolling on TikTok? with this app"
Both are your click IDs, so you can trace the ads and landing pages behind them.
This matches the rest of what we see:
• On Sep 30, Mike wrote: "I know it's a 'screentime to cash' angle. Just wanted to make sure screentime angle is still fine."
• Affiliate 41 had almost no Freecash traffic in the weeks before Sep 25, scaled sharply on Sep 29–30, and stopped within the hour after our message on Sep 30.
• Carson mentions that publishers running this exploit have moved their traffic to other networks. It would help to know whether affiliates 41 and 22 were among them.
For clarity, we're not relying on the Reddit screenshots or on <http://playrwd.com|playrwd.com>.
_Where we are_
• _41_ ($93,909.70):_ based on the evidence above, we're applying the chargeback. If your review or the materials for these sub1s show something different, we'll look at it again.
• _22_ ($47,342.80):_ we don't have user-level evidence here, so we're holding this amount rather than treating it as final. Please share the creatives, landing pages and TikTok ad IDs that 22_ ran on Sep 29–30 by _Oct 14_, and we'll review them.
• The payable amount for Sep 28 – Oct 4 is $28,013.80 for now.
It would also help to see affiliate 41's materials and ad IDs for the same period, and the outcome of your internal review.”
Advertiser
almedia
Sender
Julia Gorbunova
Action
—
Geos / Offers
IT, AT / freecash
Scope
specific
Exposure
$0.00
Open question
❓ This looks consequential but I couldn't resolve a concrete action (pause/stop/resume/cap). Quoted: "Hi Max, hi Carson, Thanks for the detailed reply and for the evidence packet. We've checked the packet against our data:…". What action is required?