And for only 12.95USD a month I can continue reading to find out about this $35 watch.
Is that $35 Apple Watch real? How misleading TikTok influencer videos could be the next big headache in e-commerce
Submitted 1 year ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to technology@lemmy.world
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itsathursday@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
The fuckin irony here is staggering
alphacyberranger@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Pro tip : Any apple product without a 3 digit price tag is fake.
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Hey, I bought a monitor connector adapter from them once and it only cost me $25.
Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip 1 year ago
Rip new apple pencil, fake AF apparently.
beefpeach@infosec.pub 1 year ago
I believe Tik-Tok just shows off the stupidity of humans as a race.
People will do anything for likes or money, like they are a bunch of uncivilized monkeys in the jungle.
simonced@lemmy.one 1 year ago
The tiktokers are not to blame, the people following them is. If audience were not so dumb, tiktokers would not be a thing to begin with.
Though, the output is the same, it shows off the stupidity of humans as a race.
chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
but they really are
Amilo159@lemmy.world 1 year ago
TLDR: Avoid TikTok as it’s new shop is Wish2.0
LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Not even remotely close. There is a ton of interesting content on there. Most of it is non-shopping stuff.
itsathursday@lemmy.world 1 year ago
This is also what people say about 4chan
helenslunch@feddit.nl 1 year ago
They were speaking specifically about the shop.
Aside from that, there are very legitimate reasons not to use TikTok, most notably because it’s owned by a Chinese company, and all Chinese companies are owned by the CCP. Its been proven time and time again to be full of spyware.
And aside from all of that, every time I watch a video on there I’m left thinking “what the fuck did I just watch, and why does it have 50M views?”.
Also vertical videos are ass.
So yeah, there’s no shortage of reasons to avoid TikTok.
otter@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
There ARE good people making good content that use the platform. A big part of that is because that’s where you can reach a lot of people
But that also means we should continue to highlight issues so that we can fix them / build something better
zerbey@lemmy.world 1 year ago
OK I refuse to read the article because it’s behind a paywall, but I can tell you it’s 100% fake.
darmabum@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Oh great, just what I want! Another projectile vomit stream of advertising. And not just “real” advertising (quick, load another blocker), but a platform where everyone is financially encouraged to scam everyone. What could go wrong?
Thankfully, advertising is apparently against Lemmy’s ToS (although I’ve never seen that specifically stated). When I see a post that is directly selling something, I immediately report it. Fuck TikTok and the rest of those greedy slimeballs.
PupBiru@kbin.social 1 year ago
lemmy doesn’t really have a TOS afaik (and even if the software had something in its license, it’s the fediverse: people can interact with you on lemmy without using lemmy!). your instance might, but other instances might have totally different rules… there’s nothing stopping a just-ads-lemmy.com instance, other than it’d probably get defederated pretty quick
autotldr@lemmings.world [bot] 1 year ago
This is the best summary I could come up with:
TikTok said in September that it had over 100,000 registered creators sharing products via its Shop affiliate program where it pays out a commission to influencers for sales generated via their videos.
“Obviously TikTok has to answer to some of this if they’ve got counterfeiters selling on their site or their app, but as far as I can tell from the ads and the options, they appear to be the legitimate thing,” he told Insider a few days after his video took off.
The TikTok Shop listings for many of the items don’t explicitly claim to be from Lululemon, with some merchants describing the bag as a “Lululimonn,” “Lululemoon,” or “Lololemons” accessory.
As large tech platforms like TikTok, YouTube, and Pinterest as well as a flurry of startups try to push social shopping into the mainstream in the US, policing influencer content could pose a major challenge.
Influencers are poised to become a bigger part of the online shopping experience as traditional e-commerce platforms like Amazon introduce their own TikTok-style video feeds.
Amazon recently co-launched a program alongside brands including Glassdoor, Expedia Group, and Tripadvisor to crack down on fake reviews and elevate trustworthy user content.
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chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
paywall,fuck u
Skimmer@lemmy.zip 1 year ago
Enabling Reader Mode on Firefox appears to bypass it, lol.
Mbourgon@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’m not going to lie, I like the widget UI in that photo.
bappity@lemmy.world 1 year ago
there’s always a catch.
LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world 1 year ago
You all desperately want to blame the world’s problems on TikTok so bad 🤣
Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 1 year ago
Yep, that is what posting a link to a news story indicates...
TORFdot0@lemmy.world 1 year ago
TikTok is a symptom of the world’s problem, not the cause. The cause is we are all so stupid
luthis@lemmy.nz 1 year ago
The older I get the more I tend towards blaming the people being scammed for being stupid enough to be scammed.
$35 Apple watch, really?? You thought that was real?? Well boy do I have an exiled African prince to introduce you to!
Dran_Arcana@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Idk, this new generation is growing up without games like RuneScape and EvE. I don’t know where they’re supposed to learn about scams like we all did.
wsweg@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Instead they get scammed directly from the game companies! So many kids’ games that have gambling features (look at loot boxes, for example)
hardcoreufo@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I got scammed on trade wars as a kid. Saddest day of my young life. Taught me a lesson about Internet security though.
NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Why yes, I am a bridge salesman!
Candelestine@lemmy.world 1 year ago
While we’re here, take a look at this little vial. Actual tears of the Holy Madonna Herself, the Blessed Virgin Mary. One sip will heal all maladies.
$20.
Alivrah@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Would you be interested in buying an airport?
Cort@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Ah yes, there’s a really interesting bridge in Lake Havasu Arizona, could you get me a price?