European Union Opens Investigation Against AliExpress

According to the official statement from the European Trade Commission to AliExpress An investigation was opened. The sanctions against AliExpress, the e-commerce site of Chinese technology giant Alibaba, came into force last month. According to the Digital Markets Act (DMA) is based. What AliExpress is accused of is sharing illegal content.

Subjects of investigation include pornography

DMA, actually technology giants Although it is seen as a stick shown by the European Union against growing too much and going astray, it also brings regulations on some important points. These areas include preventing the spread of illegal content. Additionally, e-commerce products will also be inspected.

The investigations to be carried out by the representatives of the European Union are actually to many areas has spread. The review will first start with how the e-commerce giant uses data, what is allowed and what is not allowed in user agreements, and then cover the products. For example, sold on the site “of medicines” Examinations will be made on issues such as whether it is a real medicine or not.

Another important issue is the price on AliExpress. pornographic content. It is stated that especially children can access such content on the platform. Representatives of the European Union will impose serious restrictions on the Chinese e-commerce site in this regard. Other areas to be examined include whether the site complies with the product recommendation algorithm and advertising regulations.

This investigation will be the third investigation to be conducted under the DMA. The European Commission has previously TikTok And X He also opened investigations into