USB-C hubs and my slow descent into madness (2021)
One thing to try is looking for devices with a particular logo on it (yes! that goes against the whole point of your article! but wait...).The USB logo! Because the device would have to comply to have the USB logo printed on it.That's not much of a guarantee, as it is easily counterfeit, but still better than nothing in this abyss of low-cost high-price devices.