What's Temu showing you?

stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

After hellkats comments on it showing her silverfish on another thread, I wonder how targetted it is and if it shows different people different things.

I currently have an electric mountain bike. A woman in frumpy underwear, an aircraft carrier, some sort of brass threaded extractor tool, a woman in a sports bra and an odd L-shaped green thing, possibly a drainer or soil riddle.
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A100man · World Chat Champion Joined: 19 Aug 2013 Karma :

I usually get a lot of (East Asian) women wearing not very much. But today it's baseball caps Confused

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hellkat · Super Spammer Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

Some new ladies of questionable morals, along with a man's wristwatch and something that might be a cock-size increaser, or might not. But which is on a price reduction.
Just saying, FF68 ... Wink

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Not nearly as interesting in real life.

hellkat · Super Spammer Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

As a side issue, I also have a run of ads about doyennes of the British media "flaunting [their] huge size in latest photos"

*Naga Munchetty/Kate Garraway, from memory - but there have been others, I just didn't know who they were. So far, no Lorraine Kelly I notice...
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Kawasaki Jimbo · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Oct 2015 Karma :

Mostly it’s women in skimpy clothing, also a blowtorch, fishing priests (not shoe horns as I thought) and some futuristic-looking sandals.

BanditsHigh · Worse than a woman Joined: 21 Mar 2005 Karma :

Not Temu, this time it's AO ... toaster/poached egg machine, coffee machine, 5 balded electric razor, AGA type oven, security camera, orange blob (speaker?) and an electronic doo-hicky for your wrist ......... going to buy them all Rolling Eyes

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stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

Now I have the future sandals, woman with big knockers in pink top, wristwatch, some sort of Jason Myers mask, brown pull on boots, a hipster tweed cap and a chainsaw.
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I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

Polarbear · Super Spammer Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Karma :

WayHay, Temu's back Dance!

I have a tweed cap, a pretty girl, a pretty girl in a short dress, a box of pens? What? why?. And a girl undressing. Thumbs Up

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hellkat · Super Spammer Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

A 2025 calendar comprised of pictures of JACOB REES MOGG (30% discount) Brick Wall

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BanditsHigh · Worse than a woman Joined: 21 Mar 2005 Karma :

doggone · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 May 2004 Karma :

stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

Woman with huge knockers in a bikini, woman in string dress with see-through top, woman squatting in a field, thrupenny bit, longhaired woman, woman in short-shorts, stoned looking woman with big hair.
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

A100man · World Chat Champion Joined: 19 Aug 2013 Karma :

MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

Backpacks, Sink strainers, paintbrushes and dashcams.

You know the Temu app is essentially spyware, and by agreeing to the terms and conditions of the app on your phone you agree to share your contacts with them, and they may use those contacts from your phone for marketing purposes. It's dodgy as heck, and most companies wouldn't get away with it, but it's one of those 'backed by the Chinese state' type deals, a bit like BYD cars.
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hellkat · Super Spammer Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

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panrider_uk · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Sep 2007 Karma :

I feel I'm missing out

I don't see any ads
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MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

To be clear:

DO NOT download or install the Temu app on any device. Ideally never buy anything from Temu at all because they have admitted to using sweatshop labour for the products they sell.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnu_UcaRZv8

There are other Chinese vendor platforms that are less dodgy if that's your bag, but I think it's all degrees of bad. I assume they all do the sweatshop thing, but as far as I'm aware it's only Temu who do the wide scale spying thing. If we assume the average Chinese selling platform is 30% to 50% on the theoretical and arbitrary scale I've just invented, Temu is approaching 90%.
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Easy-X · Super Spammer Joined: 08 Mar 2019 Karma :

The line should be "If it's free [or heavily discounted] then you are the product." e.g. Tesco Club Card Prices where you volunteer to give them a good butchers at your shopping list.

If you are going to do research it's standard ethics to offer some reward for the time and/or information and inform the subject how their data is to be stored and used and finally the option of "right to withdraw" with all associated data deleted. Efforts should also be made to anonymise data to prevent targeting of individuals.

The likes of Waitrose, Tesco, Sainsbury etc. will conform to such ethical standards if only to avoid P.R. fallout. But Temu, AliExpress? With their government?! Rolling Eyes

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ThunderSteve · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 04 Jun 2005 Karma :

Mostly random junk lately. I used to see decent gadget deals, but now it’s flooded with knockoff clothes, fake electronics, and weird impulse buys.

stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

I wouldn't actually click on the ads, I'm just entertained by the seeming randomness of the stuff it shows me.

I now have woman with big knockers in pink top, woman in a black latex dress , futuresandals, black superhero body armour, a green sheep, a steampink top hat and a ratchet spanner set.
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.