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Temu gets more questions from the EU about illegal product risks


The European Union has dialed up scrutiny of Chinese ecommerce marketplace Temu, asking for more information about its compliance with multiple provisions

The European Union has dialed up scrutiny of Chinese ecommerce marketplace Temu, asking for more information about its compliance with multiple provisions of the bloc’s online governance framework, the Digital Services Act (DSA), including in relation to how it prevents the sale of illegal goods on its platform. Back in May scores of consumer protection groups filed coordinated complaints against Temu, putting pressure on the European Commission to probe a raft of concerns, including in areas like trader traceability and manipulative design. The DSA puts a legal requirement on larger platforms to assess a variety of systemic risks their services might pose to EU users, in areas such as minor protection and public health, and to take proactive steps to mitigate potential harms.

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