European Union: European Commission opened formal proceedings against AliExpress to investigate compliance with DSA requirements regarding risk assessment and consumer protection measures

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European Commission opened formal proceedings against AliExpress to investigate compliance with DSA requirements regarding risk assessment and consumer protection measures

On 14 March 2024, the European Commission announced the opening of formal proceedings to assess potential breaches of the Digital Services Act (DSA) by AliExpress. The decision to open formal proceedings follows a preliminary investigation conducted…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2023-11-06
under deliberation

On 6 November 2023, the European Commission sent a request for information under the Digital Servic…

2024-03-14
under deliberation

On 14 March 2024, the European Commission announced the opening of formal proceedings to assess pot…

2025-06-18
under investigation

On 18 June 2025, the European Commission issued preliminary findings regarding AliExpress's complia…