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Illegal products: Temu shopping app threatens EU penalty
Asian shopping portals like Temu attract with extremely affordable prices. But there are risks, the EU Commission is. And reproaches a large platform.
The Chinese online marketplace Temu violates European digital law after an analysis by the EU Commission. It has been proven that there was a high risk of encountering illegal products for consumers in the EU, the Brussels authority said to a preliminary expert assessment.
In particular, the investigation showed that people buying on Temu are very likely to find baby toys or electronics products that do not correspond to EU rules.
Temu: False discounts, fake reviews?
False discounts, fake reviews as well as a lack of and misleading information about the legal claims of consumers were given as problematic practices at the time. Also contact information hidden Temu, so that customers could not contact the platform without difficulty. The impression is also given that products are only limited or available for a short time.
According to the EU Commission, Temu would actually be obliged to better tackle the risks of distribution illegal products on its marketplace in accordance with the Law on Digital Services (DSA). Commission Vice President Henna Virkkuns announced: “The security of consumers on the Internet is not negotiable in the EU.”
The Chinese company can now react to the allegations. If Temu does not adapt to his behavior or if it cannot or does not want to clear the allegations, the Commission can formally determine a violation. This can result in a fine of up to six percent of Temu’s overall total sales.
EU has not yet finally decided against Temu
The authority led by Ursula von der Leyen states that she has not yet decided whether Temu really violates EU law. However, she emphasized that she also investigated other alleged violations of Temu about the digital law – including the use of addictive design features of the marketplace.
Temu has been investigated for a long time. In October, the Commission announced that it checked whether the platform was doing enough against the sale of illegal products. At that time it was said, among other things, that dubious dealers would appear again on the platform after they were closed.
Temu is very popular with customers in Germany and Europe. The provider is already one of the largest online retailers in Germany. Several million people in the EU use the portal. It is considered a very large online platform under EU digital law because the company had reported that they have more than 45 million active monthly users in the EU.
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Source: Stern
