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Temu is a new online shopping app out of China with a parent company called PDD Holdings. The world of Temu is a little terrifying, from potential security concerns to labor scandals to helping fuel a global climate crisis. In this video, I walk through what I learned about Temu in my research and why I'm personally opting out of using Temu. I also discuss the ways that Temu, and platforms like it, can negatively impact your finances and our planet.

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iilluminaughtii's video on Temu:    • Temu: A Shein Clone  
Al Jazeera's video on the Uyghurs:    • What’s happening with China’s Uighurs...  


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Time Stamps:

00:00 What is Temu?
01:33 Is Temu a scam?
01:59 Temu's fishy parent company
03:50 Strange articles on Temu's ethics
05:02 Temu's low prices (how??)
6:06 Exploiting US Trade Loophole
6:55 Artificial pricing
7:41 Mint Mobile Partnership
8:53 Overconsumption and gamification
9:57 Do we really need this?
10:16 The environmental toll
10:59 "Shop like a billionaire" implications
12:11 Uyghur forced labor
12:46 Retail therapy & hoarding
13:44 Temu's unnecessary goods
15:18 Everyone's situation is unique
15:53 Check out these next!





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