<s>
PayPal	B-Operating_System
Honey	I-Operating_System
,	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Honey	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
American	O
technology	O
company	O
and	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
PayPal	O
known	O
for	O
developing	O
a	O
browser	O
extension	O
that	O
aggregates	O
and	O
automatically	O
applies	O
online	O
coupons	O
on	O
eCommerce	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entrepreneurs	O
Ryan	O
Hudson	O
and	O
George	O
Ruan	O
founded	O
Honey	O
in	O
November	O
2012	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
after	O
building	O
a	O
prototype	B-Application
of	O
the	O
browser	O
extension	O
in	O
late	O
October	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
bug	O
tester	O
leaked	O
the	O
tool	O
to	O
Reddit	B-Application
,	O
where	O
it	O
went	O
viral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nearly	O
immediately	O
after	O
PayPal	O
acquired	O
Honey	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
claimed	O
to	O
its	O
users	O
that	O
the	O
extension	O
was	O
a	O
security	O
risk	O
that	O
sold	O
personal	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Wired	O
magazine	O
article	O
,	O
written	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
acquisition	O
,	O
questioned	O
whether	O
the	O
claim	O
was	O
motivated	O
by	O
PayPal	O
's	O
newly	O
acquired	O
ability	O
to	O
compete	O
against	O
Amazon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
renamed	O
PayPal	B-Operating_System
Honey	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
PayPal	B-Operating_System
Honey	I-Operating_System
has	O
become	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
heavy	O
use	O
of	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
advertising	O
and	O
channel	O
sponsorships	O
for	O
its	O
marketing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
to	O
NordVPN	B-Application
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
's	O
Audible	B-Application
and	O
Raid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
,	O
it	O
offers	O
paid	O
sponsorships	O
to	O
popular	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channels	I-General_Concept
such	O
as	O
MrBeast	O
to	O
expose	O
the	O
service	O
to	O
its	O
viewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
PayPal	B-Operating_System
Honey	I-Operating_System
launched	O
a	O
web	O
series	O
called	O
"	O
Honey	O
Originals	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
Honey	O
partners	O
were	O
interviewed	O
,	O
including	O
segments	O
"	O
20	O
Questions	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Add	O
To	O
Cart	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PayPal	B-Operating_System
Honey	I-Operating_System
's	O
revenue	O
comes	O
from	O
a	O
commission	O
made	O
on	O
user	O
transactions	O
with	O
partner	O
retailers	O
.	O
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