Consumer protection
Online marketplace Aliexpress makes concessions to the EU
A year ago, the EU Commission criticized alleged aliexpress violations of EU law. Now the online marketplace is reacting and wants to better protect consumers in the future.
After printing by the EU Commission, the online marketplace AliExpress will in future be increasingly against illegal and potentially dangerous products such as medicines and nutritional supplements. In addition, consumers should be able to report suspicious products more easily, the EU Commission said. The background of the concessions of Aliexpress is a commission procedure against the platform.
More data access for science
The Brussels authority had published the allegations in March last year, now the online marketplace is trying to clear it out. According to the Commission, they are legally binding. If Aliexpress violates you, punishments will be imposed immediately.
In addition, the platform had guaranteed that the advertising and recommendation systems were more transparent and to be able to better trace dealers. In addition, researchers should have more access to public data.
Further allegations against Aliexpress
The Brussels authority also announced that it provides for the time being that Aliexpress continues to violate DSA requirements. The background to which the moderation systems with which the distribution of illegal products are to be prevented are not well enough.
In addition, sanctions against dealers who had repeatedly published illegal content would not be enforced appropriately. Aliexpress can now take a position on these allegations before the Commission comes to a final decision.
dpa
Source: Stern
