AliExpress fined record €550m by EU for failing to stop sale of illegal and fake goods
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The European Commission imposed a record €550 million fine on Chinese e-commerce platform AliExpress for violating the Digital Services Act by failing to prevent sales of illegal, unsafe, and counterfeit products. Millions of items flagged as unlawful by the company repeatedly became available for purchase, revealing inadequate enforcement capacity.
Progressive:Corporate negligence — progressive outlets emphasized AliExpress's failure to allocate adequate staff proportional to enforcement workload, creating systematic compliance failures.
Moderate:Systemic failure — centrist outlets highlighted how millions of products flagged as illegal repeatedly reappeared for sale despite company identification.
Conservative:Regulatory enforcement — conservative outlets reported the fine as appropriate Digital Services Act enforcement against platform violations of safety and legality standards.
Chinese retail platform handed penalty over listings for items such as counterfeit products and unsafe toys
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AliExpress, the Chinese online retail platform, has been fined a record €550m (£470m) by the EU over its failure to stop illegal goods including harmful clothing, cosmetics and kitchen gadgets being sold through its site.
The European Commission fine is the biggest yet exacted by the bloc under the Digital Services Act (DSA), legislation that came into force in 2024, to protect consumers from illegal goods, deceptive or addictive marketing techniques.
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