I can confirm they are paying, my friend was paid too, US$ 1.00

Cointelegraph offers a legit service. I just sometimes don't understand why I'm credited with 1000 or 1500 satoshi per link opened.
How can?
Ithink price per link is 2000 sats before 2 hours, and 1000 sats after 2 hours
The following excerpt from cointelegraph
"You'll get 2000 satoshi for each new reader who opens the article through your referral link in the first 2 hours after the article is published, and 1000 satoshi after this point"