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This is known in the industry as an advertorial and they have been common for a very long time. Especially in trade journalism.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advertorial



I've heard it referred to as "Native advertising", but Wikipedia tells me that the two aren't necessarily the same.


Native advertising is advertising designed to fit the aesthetic of the medium. It isn't necessarily intended as deception, but easily can be. It's more like if a publication or web site doesn't want the ads they host to be horrible intrusive or ruin the look and feel they have worked so hard on. The side effect is that it looks like it was made by the publisher.


Wikipedia being demonstrably independent in this matter ...


Does Wikipedia accept money for advertisements?




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