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Heyo,

 

wasn't really sure where to post this, so throwing it in general. Just saw an ad on Instagram from dutch LG with Linus' face and endorsement.

Is this legit?

 

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Hmmm, it does make me wonder if they cleared it with him or his people first with such a short quote that feels generic to the point of evasion.  But I haven't watched the video so perhaps he himself sees them as an actual competitor and they aren't just words he ended up saying.  

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Yeah, nothing wrong with a quote. This whole ad is based around his face and brand tho...

@LinusTech said something on WAN a while back about companies using his fame, just wanted to be sure :)

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4 minutes ago, Applefreak said:

It's not on their website, might be an instafake thing.

Doubt it, its the verified dutch LG account. It does seem to be thrown through a translator, as 'Free' is translated as 'Gratis', which in Dutch means 'does not cost anything' instead of the freedom counterpart

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@Applefreak i dont think so honestly because is sponsored on instagram for what i see in the pic and its not usual that any account on ig gets sponsored like that to be honest with you 

 

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1 minute ago, Lesantir_12 said:

@Applefreak i dont think so honestly because is sponsored on instagram for what i see in the pic and its not usual that any account on ig gets sponsored like that to be honest with you 

 

I can't look at it on instagram (not a member, no facebook either). Just curious that the main website does not mention it at all. Maybe Linus is not as ad friendly for their main audience, just the young people on instagram. 

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yeah it honestly depends on stuff like that, Honestly is kinda lke youtube's algorithim works in misterious ways 

 

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13 minutes ago, Lesantir_12 said:

@Applefreak i dont think so honestly because is sponsored on instagram for what i see in the pic and its not usual that any account on ig gets sponsored like that to be honest with you 

 

That's not true, sponsored content on Instagram is just any ad someone places on the platform. It's not specialized to big companies. Unless you're referring to the "Verified" badge next to the username, in which case your statement only becomes slightly true.

 

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Yeah I'm not sure on this one. Normally when LMG do any sort of paid endorsement or advertisement with a multinational company, they usually use the North American social media accounts because statistics show the majority of views on all LMG channels are from North America. To have it posted on the Dutch account seems odd to me. Sure there are people from the Netherlands who do watch LTT, I'm not denying that but compared to U.S/Canadian viewer figures the number is small and insignificant to be truthful. Does anyone know if this was posted on LG's North American account? Cause if it wasn't then it kind of defeats the object of being an advertisement since it can't reach the mass audience.

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It seems legit. I know Linus and lg have a good relationship, so they obviously wouldn't want to ruin it

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Came across the same image couple days ago - started wondering the same with the word ‘free’ in it haha 

 

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This has been discussed before, but let me say it yet again.

 

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They have done ads before, and still AFAIK do them for their sponsors. This also could be part of their sponsorship agreement where they do sponsored video and then company uses that video as part of their advertising.

 

So as long as the account doing it is verified and official for the company in question, and that company has been doing sponsored videos with LMG in past, you can just assume its fine.

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i Understand Completly and and bit more thanks @LogicalDrm for that Answer Also LMG has done many sponsorships before with LG So We Completely understand And Also The Actual Awareness that us as viewers We Might have on stuff related to ltt They Have Done An Amazing job over the years and im happy to see the comunity grow more over the years i have been watching since lmg started on linus house then on the langleigh house in the super famous kitchen set and now in the actual studio 

 

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