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The EU is investigating Shein for sale of childlike sex dolls(which could constitute child sexual abuse material), Addictive design of the service and the lack of transparency of recommender systems (ec.europa.eu)
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Today, the European Commission has opened formal proceedings against Shein, under the Digital Services Act, for its addictive design, the lack of transparency of recommender systems, as well as the sale of illegal products, including child sexual abuse material.

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[–] XLE@piefed.social 4 points 22 hours ago

Surely they can wrap up their lawsuits against AI companies for heavily-subsidized abuse of real-life children, before wading into the murky territory of whether a hunk of rubber looks too immature to consent. (Twitter CEO Elon Musk especially seems to have no qualms endorsing CSAM posters.)

I didn't even know doomscrolling on a shopping site was possible. Somebody might need to explain that one to me. I thought that issue was unique to social media, including whatever you call TikTok.