7000+ accounts deleted! This type of product on Amazon is in danger! The hair removal device category is in trouble!

Recently, Amazon has been strictly enforcing product safety, and a large number of sellers have been affected.

Amazon and eBay are selling tens of millions of products promoting QAnon, a far-right conspiracy theory, according to foreign media reports. On Tuesday, searching for "QAnon" on Amazon Canada's website yielded more than 6,000 search results , showing products including T-shirts, hats, stickers and other products related to the movement. The same query on eBay generated 15,367 search results .

It is unclear how many of these products are actually sold or how much profit third-party sellers make from them, but one expert is concerned that their presence on mainstream, high-profile websites is helping to legitimize cult conspiracy theories.

It is understood that QAnon followers believe that there is a "deep government" in the United States and that top celebrities and politicians are involved in child sex trafficking. The FBI listed QAnon as a "domestic terror threat" last year because it has the potential to incite domestic terrorism in the United States .

Twitter recently announced that it would take steps to limit the presence of QAnon on the social media platform and removed more than 7,000 QAnon-related accounts. Facebook later did the same , deleting hundreds of groups and pages in an attempt to limit the ability of QAnon followers to organize online.

In addition, this week, Shopify removed all QAnon-related products from its platform. Shopify stated, “We believe that products and content promoting QAnon violate our AUP (Acceptable Use Policy). The Shopify team actively reviews sellers for potential violations, and stores that violate our policies will be dealt with immediately.”

But so far, Amazon and eBay are still selling QAnon-related products.

In addition to QAnon products, Amazon recently announced that it will no longer sell products such as "Black Peter" and will not use the term "Black Peter" on its platform.

An Amazon spokesperson said that the Zwarte Piet products have been removed . Amazon did not give a clear reason for banning the sale of Zwarte Piet products.

It is understood that St. Nicholas Day is the most grand traditional festival in the Netherlands. On St. Nicholas Day, the Dutch version of Santa Claus, Sinterklaas, will bring his servant Zwarte Piet to distribute a lot of candy and packaged gifts to children. Zwarte Piet, usually characterized by a black face and red lips, is the symbol of St. Nicholas Day. However, in recent years, the skin color of Zwarte Piet has caused many racists to oppose this festival. They believe that Zwarte Piet implies racial discrimination .

In addition to Amazon, Facebook has banned users from uploading "Zwarte Piet" related images. Facebook said it will "block all posts and photos that demean, intimidate or exclude people based on religion or race."

The day before yesterday, the hair removal device category was suddenly "massacred", and almost all of the top 100 BestSellers became losers, causing a lot of wailing.

Regarding this incident, some sellers believe that it is a platform bug or product infringement, while others believe that the product may be non-compliant. However, according to people familiar with the matter, it was judged to be a medical device and requires FDA certification .

Now when you search for hair removal devices on Amazon, there are only 181 listings from brands such as Philips, Lambert, and Braun left for sale. Hair removal devices sold by other small and medium-sized sellers have gone from being sold out to being taken off the shelves.

However, yesterday, a seller revealed that his peers provided Amazon with UL certification related to hair removal devices after the link became a dog, and the product link resumed normal sales.

Therefore, after learning that the peer link was restored, the seller also opened a case to ask Amazon customer service. The response from Amazon customer service was as follows:

From the customer service’s answer, we can see that there is no mention of UL certification, but Amazon customer service said that you can provide the UL report number and product packaging pictures and actual product pictures to file a complaint, and the specific results are subject to notification from the review team.

As we all know, UL certification is mainly about testing and certification of product safety performance. It has become one of the world's famous safety certification marks. With it, it means that the safety of the product is guaranteed, and the listing may even be restored.

The application steps for UL certification are as follows:

Go and try it now, after all, someone has successfully recovered.

Finally, starting today, most sellers on Amazon US can see their company information . Sellers who cannot view it can clear their browser cookies and try again. Now they can "fight" with the sellers who follow them!

(Source: Cross-border Sellers Teahouse)