In just a few years, TikTok has transformed from a “simple” social network for teens who love dancing into a truly multi-purpose juggernaut. It is not for nothing that the application is now increasingly used by young Internet users for searches, to the detriment of Google. Naturally, it decided to start online business through its brand new integrated store in 2023.
This includes a number of products that we find in videos posted by users, often cheap and sometimes even very dangerous for their owners. This is a study by the British Consumer Protection Association. The person who asked TikTok to remove several electric heater models from its store. There’s a good reason for this: serious fire risks.
TikTok removes heaters that could catch fire from sale
Electric radiators highlighted by Which? they are all very entry level space heaters. The cheapest one costs just £7.20 or €8.43. “It is vital that the government urgently gives online shops greater legal liability for dangerous products and forces them to take action to prevent dangerous products reaching users.” announced the spokesperson of the association.
Unfortunately, TikTok quickly removed the affected radiators from sale, while Which? It indicates that other similar models are available in the social network store. Creators continue to promote these dangerous products to their target audience. Moreover, TikTok is not the only platform Which Which is targeting? Temu, the discount sales platform born from the ashes of Wish, also markets such devices.
Source : BBC
