AliExpress hit with record $625M fine after failing to make EU-ordered fixes
Yesterday, the European Commission slapped AliExpress with the largest fine yet under the Digital Services Act (DSA), exceeding $625 million. In a press release, the EC said that AliExpress failed to “diligently assess and mitigate risks relating to the sale of illegal, unsafe, or counterfeit products on its e-commerce platform.” Officials found that AliExpress not only failed to staff teams dedicated to removing counterfeit and dangerous items from the platform, but it also made it easy for bad actors to evade detection.Read full article Comments
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- What's the story?
- Yesterday, the European Commission slapped AliExpress with the largest fine yet under the Digital Services Act (DSA), exceeding $625 million. In a press release, the EC said that AliExpress failed to “diligently assess and mitigate risks relating to the sale of illegal, unsafe, or counterfeit products on its e-commerce platform.” Officials found that AliExpress not only failed to staff teams dedicated to removing counterfeit and dangerous items from the platform, but it also made it easy for bad actors to evade detection.Read full article Comments
- How widely is it covered?
- 3 outlets, average source rating 6.3/10.
- When was it last updated?
- 7m ago.
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EU hits AliExpress with a record 550 million-euro fine over unsafe and counterfeit goods
Sources3TypeCoverageArs Technica
Seattle Times
The Verge