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@simonwillison.net

Anyone else's TikTok occasionally decide to show them promotional videos from Chinese industrial machinery suppliers?

@simonwillison.net

It's got a bit weird bsky.app/profile/simo...

Simon Willison@simonwillison.net

I used to mainly get the Chinese truck salesman with the provocative dancing, but it's got a whole lot weirder recently

19/10/26, 3:52 pm2 reposts37 likes

@simonwillison.net

Here's a provocative dancing truck salesman video for anyone who's unfamiliar with the genre www.tiktok.com/@chenglongtr...

Since the TikTok web UI is extremely unfriendly without a account and in the interest of educating people of this phenomenon, here is the video ->

Matt Wright 🤞

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@eelcoh.bsky.social

www.instagram.com/reel/Dcnq7v4...

instagram.comAuto parts store. TiNa on Instagram: "#engine #caraccessories #motor #used #auto #engineaccessories #newengine #original #factory"55K likes, 1,027 comments - auto_parts_store_tina on August 29, 2026: "#engine #caraccessories #motor #used #auto #engineaccessories #newengine #original #factory".

I'm quite a fan of the Grape Leaves Factory lady

On the rare occasions I venture in, The Algorithm™ has decided I want to see men assemble flat-packed houses or build overengineered cabins in the woods.

rem / Remy Sharp

I misread this as a walk in commercial machine you'd find just knocking around the city. "World fucked? Step inside"

Fennec Fox Fanfare

@fennecfoxfanfare.bsky.social