Digital Services Act

EU demands more information from Temu on illegal goods

The European Commission is demanding more information from the online retailer Temu on how it tackles illegal products. The Brussels authority issued a request for information on the basis of the EU Digital Services Act on Friday, as it announced.

Among other things, the Chinese company is to provide detailed information on the measures it is taking to prevent the reappearance of traders selling illegal products on its online marketplace. The Commission also wants information on how the risks for consumers are being contained.

Temu must deliver in ten days
Temu must provide the requested information by October 21. Based on the answers, the Commission will determine the next steps. If a company provides false, incomplete or misleading information or refuses to answer the questions, the authority could impose fines.

One of the aims of the Digital Services Act (DSA) is to ensure that platforms remove illegal content on their sites more quickly than before. In turn, it will make it easier for users to report such content. In principle, large services have to follow more rules than small ones.