There are two separate issues here
The pritzus aspect of the sheitels which many Gedolim have screamed about in the past (including the Chozen Ish)
Most of the sheitels today are completely hypocritical and make a mockery of the mitzvah.
Than there is the avoda Zora aspect of the wigs which are currently being looked in to by American Rabbanim. Rav Elyashiv said that all Indian temple hair is completely assur based on the findings by Rav Dunner from England. The topic is being revisited because of new info regarding the hechsher that was given on some sheitel brands- there is strong evidence that it’s impossible to have a hechsher on the haurcij the sheitels as Indian temple hair is currently flooding the hair industry and there is zero regulation. Wig labels are useless as many take Indian hair and relabel it as “European” or “South American”
The corruption in the industry is widespread unfortunately even in the frum hair market too
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