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Weapons being sold on shopping app Temu with no age checks, consumer group Which? finds
- Shopping app Temu has been found to sell weapons, including knives and axes, without age checks, raising concerns about child access and illegal sales.
- A consumer group identified six illegal weapons and purchased seven age-restricted products without age verification, with dozens of potentially harmful listings. The lack of control is worrying given Temu's wide advertising on platforms like TikTok.
- Temu, a popular online marketplace, is urged to enhance its checking system, remove dangerous items, and hold third-party sellers accountable to prevent the worsening issue of dangerous products.
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Dangerous weapons including ‘road rage knives’ found on Temu for less than a fiver, investigation reveals
CHINESE mega-store Temu has been accused of selling dangerous and ‘illegal’ weapons without age checks, according to a Which? investigation. Consumer organisation Which? allegedly found axes, switchblades disguised as key rings and knives marketed as “road rage self-defence” weapons on the platform. Which?Nine dangerous items that Which? looked at are thought to have been sold over 120,000 times collectively[/caption] Which?Which? believes som…
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