ICCrawler

While it's cool the major online retailers have delisted the items, somewhere out there, the group that is the actual third party shop that makes the items is still out there. These major online retailers are just distributors. It's possible the producers may just give up and pack up, but they also may just seek other, less seen avenues of sale through websites that aren't so pulicly at large.

I can't help but think of how the original Deus Ex existed in a world where crackpot conspiracy theories like this were just the reality. And this sounds like it would make a great setting itself as some agent works their way through a conspiracy, going on a small world tour of levels in various major powers of the world before finally ending in a boss battle in some hidden hi-tech but occultish basement of the Vatican where we find the Anti-Christ is preparing to unleash whatever high-tech equivalent is for the Mark of the Beast, and it's our final big job to take him down to stall his coming to power for the next millenia or some nonsense.

Sorry if you take your theories seriously, I just can't. But I'd bet they'd make a cool story.

The news on this keeps popping up. Couple other articles that were tossed up yesterday from here: https://lemmy.world/post/38217297

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gjjyvg1nqo

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-26/child-sex-dolls-sold-on-temu-and-shein/105636720?future=true

Setting aside whatever morals about this, it seems rather unwise to just up and publicly declare. Like, "Ayo, yo, cartels! We'll be coming to get you! Eventually! But definitely! So you better be ready for us!"

"I'm free! I'm freeeee!" Cries the bottomost crab, high on a dab.

DOOMSCROLLING.
Doom doom doom doom doom, doom doom do DOOM, DOOOM
doom do-doom, DOOM do-doom doom doooom, doom doom
ooom, do-do-DOOOM!
(6 months later)
Doom doom doo doom doom, DOOMY-DOOMY-DOOM, doom do do
DOOM, Do do DOOM, doomy-doomy-doomy, Doom doom doom
THE END

I like you, too. Cheers, mate! 🍻

Why, however gateful do you need to be? Tis a tease, a tease! Be as gateful as you please! Meander round it 'nd walk about, or walk right through it, in and out!

What's a teacher to do when the lock to the gate is in the student's mind?

So the guys who got caught leaking their weapons the UK gave them to the RSF to support them in the Sudanese civil war and help them lead their genocide are now getting advanced microchips from Microsoft. I'm sure this'll be just fiiiiiiine.

I don't think kids give a lick about any of that. The songs are catchy, the animation is goofy but endearing, the girls are charming and relatable despite their "stardom," the fantastical elements still play into universal themes (feeling like one must hide the dark side of one's self versus breaking free,) the story is quickly paced and succinct with little-to-no drag. Politics is definitely not a part of it.

I mean, that seems like a pretty dumb conclusion for him to jump to, but yeah, it could be the case I suppose.