EU accuses China’s AliExpress of ‘systemic failure’ over illegal goods

<p>Regulators say online retailer failing to do enough to prevent sale of unsafe children’s toys, among other items</p><p>The European Commission has accused the online retailer AliExpress of a “systemic failure” to prevent the sale of illegal and dangerous goods on its platform, as Brussels steps up its case against the Chinese company.</p><p>Issuing formal findings of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/mar/14/eu-calls-on-tech-firms-outline-plans-to-tackle-deepfakes-amid-election-fears-google-facebook-x">an investigation launched in March last year</a>, EU regulators said on Wednesday that AliExpress was failing to do enough to prevent the sale of counterfeit clothes and dangerous children’s toys, among other items.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jun/18/eu-accuses-china-aliexpress-of-systemic-failure-illegal-goods">Continue reading...</a>