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Wall Street Journal
9 hours ago
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
EU Says Alibaba's AliExpress May Have Broken Online Rules
The European Union's tech enforcer accepted commitments from Alibaba Group 9988 -2.26%decrease; red down pointing triangle-owned AliExpress to crack down on sales of illegal products, but said the e-commerce company may have underestimated the risks its platform poses and failed to properly penalize traders posting illegal content. The European Commission said on Wednesday that AliExpress has offered to make changes to a number of aspects of its popular e-commerce platform to address concerns including around how it monitors for illegal products, its internal complaints system, its advertising transparency and the traceability of traders on its services.
CNA
10 hours ago
- Business
- CNA
EU accepts AliExpress' commitments to catch illegal online products
BRUSSELS :The European Commission on Wednesday said it had accepted commitments made by Alibaba's AliExpress to address concerns over the dissemination of potentially illegal and pronographic materials through its platform. The commission said it had made binding a series of "wide-ranging commitments" that address concerns related to the platform's systems to monitor and detect illegal products, such as medicines, food supplements, and adult material.
Bloomberg
10 hours ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
EU Says AliExpress Failed to Stop Illegal Sales in Digital Probe
The European Union escalated a probe against Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. 's e-commerce service AliExpress, accusing it of failing to tackle the spread of illegal products on its platform. The EU's executive arm on Wednesday unveiled a detailed list of grievances against China-owned AliExpress, which had been under investigation since March 2024 under the bloc's content moderation rulebook the Digital Services Act.
Reuters
10 hours ago
- Business
- Reuters
EU accepts AliExpress' commitments to catch illegal online products
BRUSSELS, June 18 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Wednesday said it had accepted commitments made by Alibaba's ( opens new tab AliExpress to address concerns over the dissemination of potentially illegal and pronographic materials through its platform. The commission said it had made binding a series of "wide-ranging commitments" that address concerns related to the platform's systems to monitor and detect illegal products, such as medicines, food supplements, and adult material. Commitments also related to AliExpress' mechanism to note and flag illegal products and its internal complaint system.
