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Hong Kong woman selling electric toothbrush online loses HK$800,000 in scam

Cs news1 month ago01 mins

A Hong Kong woman trying to sell an electric toothbrush on a popular online marketplace fell victim to a scam that cost her HK$800,000 (US$102,370). The victim, a 38-year-old living on Bonham Road in the Mid-Levels, had listed the item on Carousell and was approached by a supposed buyer expressing interest. The buyer claimed the…

EU to investigate China’s Temu over suspected illegal products and ‘addictive’ platform

Cs news8 months ago02 mins

The European Union has launched an investigation into Chinese online marketplace Temu, under suspicions that it is not cracking down on the sale of illegal products and that the platform’s design is “addictive” for users. The investigation comes under the European Commission’s Digital Services Act, a powerful instrument that gives it sweeping powers over online…