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'Knockoff' Browser Extension Hides Sketchy Brands on Amazon (www.404media.co)

submitted 4 months ago by FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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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[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 months ago

But don't forget you can finance it! And who doesn't want to brag with their "Expensive Brand" labeled something, that mostly doesn't have any inherent benefits or quality over the cheaper Chinese OEM stuff.

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