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"Popular on Etsy- Submissive Kit"

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pachyderm · 16/12/2019 06:49

So I click on Etsy looking for some last minute Christmas gifts and when I'm about to type "Homemade jewellery" into the search bar, a "Popular Searches" list appears and the first one is "Submissive Kit"

www.etsy.com/ie/search?q=submissive kit&ref=trnd1

Pages of bondage gear, gimp masks, wtf? Is this more depressing internalised porn culture and "Submissive Kit" actually is the most popular search on Etsy, or is something creepy going on with their algorithms? Because I'd hate to think of someone like my young daughter stumbling on this if she wanted to search for an embroidery kit. It's horrible.

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pachyderm · 16/12/2019 13:37

Re my cookies, it was on my phone and I don't look at porn on it!Envy

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nopocketsgrr · 16/12/2019 10:57

Ugh. BDSM on Etsy too? It should be child-safe. Horrible. And Ebay gets worse and worse.

It could be one person's searches that are skewing the trends but that kind of stuff just should not be on there. A lot of adults don't want to see it never mind the harm of kids being exposed to it. Angry

TheChampagneGalop · 16/12/2019 10:09

I also got some BDSM related things when I tried this. Only ever used Etsy for nice jewelry etc. I'm sick of this mainstreaming of kink.

"Popular on Etsy- Submissive Kit"
Sarcelle · 16/12/2019 09:47

I got the same as @PhilbricksCat

PhilbricksCat · 16/12/2019 09:42

I think it's your computer's cookies not Etsy. This is what I got.

"Popular on Etsy- Submissive Kit"
Gertrudesgarden · 16/12/2019 09:35

Etsy used to allow mature listings to be hidden. Wonder what changed?

If you fancy an alternative UK based and UK artist only site, look at Folksy. Far superior for real, hand crafted items IMHO.

ErrolTheDragon · 16/12/2019 09:15

I've never used Etsy at all so I tried it - top item was a Nutella spoon, the rest were bland gifts, eco this and that. Who knows why it's done that to you - try clearing your cookies etc! Smile

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pachyderm · 16/12/2019 08:02

Unfortunately, yes! But in my 12 years registered there I've never searched for anything but vintage clothes, jewellery and household items. Definitely no gimp masksSad

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EndoplasmicReticulum · 16/12/2019 07:07

Did you click on it? Etsys algorithm will have that sort of thing following you around the site forever. They do not allow you to hide what they describe as "mature" listings. I would be wary of letting children use the site for this reason.

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