France says it plans legal complaints against AliExpress and Joom over the sales of childlike sex dolls; Temu, Wish, eBay, and more are also under investigation
Financial Times :
The European Commission accuses Chinese marketplace AliExpress of failing to tackle the spread of illegal products on its platform, in preliminary DSA findings
Gian Volpicelli / Bloomberg :
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The EU unveils e-commerce shipping rules that would add more customs checks and fees, potentially impacting Chinese platforms like AliExpress, Shein, and Temu
Mathieu Pollet / Politico :
NOYB files complaints against AliExpress, Shein, TikTok, Xiaomi, Temu, and WeChat over claims they are unlawfully sending EU user data to China
TikTok, Shein, Xiaomi (1810.HK) and three other Chinese companies were named in a privacy complaint filed on Thursday by Austrian advocacy group Noyb …
Sources: the European Commission plans to open formal DSA proceedings against Temu over concerns the platform is failing to curb the sale of illegal products
- Formal proceedings to see if Temu broke Digital Services Act — Meta, AliExpress, TikTok and X all face similar EU probes
Sources: later in July, the EU will suggest scrapping the €150 threshold below which goods are exempt from customs duties, targeting Temu, AliExpress, and Shein
Financial Times :
AliExpress and Temu were the fastest-growing ecommerce apps in South Korea in 2023; Nomura: Chinese websites account for only ~2% of South Korean ecommerce GMV
Financial Times : X: @ft X: @ft : Budget-conscious South Koreans are turning to AliExpress and Temu as Chinese online marketplaces expand abroad amid weaker domestic consumption https://www.ft.com/.....
The EU opens a DSA investigation into Alibaba's AliExpress over illegal content concerns, ad and product recommendations, and more, the third DSA investigation
This time it's Alibaba due to counterfeit goods. Both TikTok and X are also currently under investigation for not protecting minors and disinformation related to the Isreal-Hamas War respectively. … ...
The EU opens a DSA investigation into Alibaba's AliExpress over illegal content concerns, ad and product recommendations, and more, the third DSA investigation
The European Commission on Thursday said it opened a formal investigation into AliExpress, an international e-commerce website run …