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A software developer made a Chrome and Firefox extension called Knockoff that automatically hides, grays out, or filters products from sketchy brands on Amazon, which highlights just how many shady brands are on the platform and how commonly they show up on searches for basic items.

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[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

So it can let me filter out any brand that is in all CAPSLOCK? or has no vowels?

[–] eneff@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

people still buying from amazon in 2026 deserve to be ripped off imo

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[–] GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world -5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If the product is fine then who cares what “shady” brand is on it. Most knock-offs you’ll find on Amazon aren’t just as good as the original. Same with AliExpress. Half the time they’re literally the same product, just without the “not shady brand name”.

[–] CovfefeKills@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

No not really. Two of the same thing can be made by the same company by the same staff and one be completely crap and one is perfectly crafted. They just sell the stuff that didn't make it pass quality control and then they keep producing the product after they start to run out of proper materials and will begin to use what they can get their hands on. Temu makeup ftw

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