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# The Trouble With VPN and Privacy Review Sites
!["Unbiased Reviews" cover image](../assets/images/the-trouble-with-vpn-and-privacy-review-sites/cover.png)
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<small aria-hidden="true">Illustration: Jonah Aragon / Privacy Guides | Photo: Unsplash</small>
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But that isn’t to say they should just throw all the providers in a big table and call it a day. Almost worse than the ranking scheme above is when sites provide out of context lists of providers, often just with pricing and a link. Sometimes they will link you to a full review (more on that in a bit), but for the most part these sites just expect you to follow their recommendations blindly.
![Image of a review site with mostly affiliated recommendations](../assets/images/the-trouble-with-vpn-and-privacy-review-sites/image1.png "Affiliate links and discounts galore! This is a different site than before, but look at the familiar faces we’re seeing…")
![Image of a review site with mostly affiliated recommendations](../assets/images/the-trouble-with-vpn-and-privacy-review-sites/image1.webp "Affiliate links and discounts galore! This is a different site than before, but look at the familiar faces we’re seeing…")
These read like advertisements, because they usually are. Once again we see the usual suspects — NordVPN, ExpressVPN… — paraded as the gold standard in the VPN space, not out of any inherent value, but based on the value of their affiliate programs. To further this point, let’s take a look at how much each of the five providers above will pay you for a referral (on a one-month plan).