Temu accused by EU of breaking rules with illegal product sales
The EU started its probe of Temu last year under the DSA, a sweeping regulation aimed at cracking down on illegal and harmful content online
The European Union ramped up an investigation into Chinese-owned e-commerce firm Temu, saying that the company fails to gauge how many illegal products are sold through its platform.The European Commission found that the Chinese online shopping platform Temu is not doing enough to stop the sale of illegal products.
The Commission’s preliminary findings indicate the Chinese online retail giant was violating rules set by the Digital Services Act (DSA).
“Evidence showed that there is a high risk for consumers in the EU to encounter illegal products on the platform,” a press release on Monday stated.
Temu is classified as a “very large online platform” under the DSA. It requires the world’s largest tech firms to do more to protect European consumers online. Temu has nearly 94 million average monthly active users in the European Union.
