The European Commission fines Chinese e-commerce platform Temu €200 million for failing to properly identify, assess, and reduce systemic risks linked to illegal products sold through its marketplace. The regulator says its investigation found Temu exposed consumers to a high likelihood of encountering illegal items, including baby toys that allegedly do not meet safety requirements and chargers described as faulty or defective. The enforcement action is issued under the EU Digital Services Act (DSA). Multiple outlets report that the Commission opened an investigation in 2024 and concludes Temu’s risk management measures were inadequate. The size of the penalty is consistently reported as €200 million, with some coverage converting it to roughly $232 million or other local currency equivalents. Temu responds by rejecting the fine, with at least one report saying it describes the penalty as disproportionate and does not reflect the current state of its systems and procedures. Other coverage highlights that, beyond any specific products, the decision is presented as a broader warning about compliance with DSA requirements for platform risk controls.
EU fines Temu €200 million under Digital Services Act for illegal product risks
The European Commission fines Chinese e-commerce platform Temu €200 million for failing to properly identify, assess, and reduce systemic risks linked to illegal products sold through its marketplace....
- The European Commission imposes a €200 million fine on Temu under the EU Digital Services Act (DSA).
- The Commission finds Temu’s risk assessment and risk-reduction measures for illegal products are inadequate.
- The regulator says Temu’s marketplace presents a high likelihood that consumers encounter illegal items.
- Reported examples include unsafe/harmful baby toys and faulty/defective chargers.
- Temu disputes the fine, describing it as disproportionate and disputing how the regulator assessed its systems.
Temu hit with a €200 million fine over risky products, including dodgy chargers and harmful baby toys.
2 months agoTemu has rejected a €200 million fine imposed by the European Commission under the Digital Services Act (DSA), describing the penalty as disproportionate and saying the decision does not reflect the current state of its systems and procedures. The Commission announced yesterday that it had fined the e-commerce platform under the DSA over dangerous products, […]
2 months agoTemu has been fined €200m (£173m) by the European Commission for failing to properly assess and reduce the risk of illegal and dangerous products being sold through its marketplace. The penalty, issued under the EU’s Digital Services Act, follows a 19-month investigation into the Chinese ecommerce giant, which has grown rapidly across Europe since entering...
2 months agoEU regulators said Temu failed to identify and assess the systemic risks of illegal products' on its platform and the harm they posed to consumers.
2 months agoThe EU’s fine follows findings from an investigation opened in 2024, which preliminarily found that Temu was exposing consumers to high-risk products.
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