All that food wasted for something that could be fixed within the confines of the internet.
this post was submitted on 03 Sep 2023
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I agree, however, the domain had apparently expired (according to the article), which makes it a great deal harder to fix reasonably fast. I still think issuing a statement that they'd lost control of the domain would suffice, but no, apparently wasting food is better for the bottom line.
I get why they recall it, but let's be honest. How many people visit an URL found on food packaging? It's made for fans of the paw patrol show, and most kids that age don't come further then whatever game is popular on ios and android.
In reality they should have just said nothing, by recalling it and notifying the general public far more people are going to be aware of this. Had they just said nothing it probably would have flown way under the radar
Could have been against the law if they knew they had compromised package labels that displayed porn to children and they did nothing about it.
They noticed their error and took at least symbolic steps to fix it. This is the right way to deal with errors. Ignoring/hiding almost always backfires.
Someone did notice it and informed them. If they did nothing then they could get in trouble for inaction.
I would have thought something named Paw Patrol would be a dog treat..
Anyone who wants to send one of those packages to me for, um, research purposes, please do so.
appykidsco.com
(NSFW / Chinese Adware / Possible Malware)
No malware was noticed but I'd use uBlock and a VPN, disable JavaScript, and a good antivirus at a minimum...
Free biscotti and a link to free porn sounds great. I'll happily take the recalled product off their hands for disposal.
See? Now you get it.
If you want to know what it linked to, someone posted the link in another community. It seemed to be a Chinese landing site (looks like something along the lines of a “this domain could be yours”), with a bunch of affiliate porn ads (read: 88px X 88px animated gifs) like you might have seen in the mid 2000s.
I couldn’t read any of it because it’s in Chinese, but that’s the gist of it.
The domain is mentioned in the article.
well, the url in question is in the article
Thank you for ruining my joke.
Porn patrol
Getting a real bang for your buck!
Quite the shock here. Recalling it is the right move.