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The Verge
17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Verge
‘Honestly, the more botched they look, the better.'
Posted Jun 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM UTC 'Honestly, the more botched they look, the better.' Labubus — those kind of scary little dolls with teeth that people are obsessed with — are hard to come by these days. It's no surprise that the knock off industry is filling the gap; what is funny is that the fake dolls ('Lafufus') are popular, too. For some Labubu owners, the authenticity of their doll doesn't even matter. It's part of the fandom experience all the same. What Is a Lafufu? Fake Labubus Find Some Fans Online. [
Fast Company
07-05-2025
- Business
- Fast Company
Why TikTok Shop can't shake its knockoff problem
TikTok has spent nearly $1 billion cracking down on intellectual property violations in its marketplace. So why is TikTok Shop still flooded with knockoffs? From July to December 2024, the platform shut down 900 stores for IP infringements and brought on 400 additional IP protection specialists. Yet TikTok remains a hub for 'dupe' culture—promoting and selling low-cost imitations of popular products. Even when sellers aren't blatantly copying major brands, they often market untested look-alike items at a fraction of the price. Hiring more staff isn't enough to make TikTok Shop a safe, trustworthy brand. What's needed is a full-scale culture shift. The TikTok Shop IP crackdown TikTok Shop is expanding fast. According to The New Consumer, by the end of 2024, it was already outpacing Shein, Sephora, and home shopping TV in quarterly spending. Of course, Trump's proposed tariffs could threaten that growth, though the data isn't in yet.
