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European Union: European Commission opened formal proceedings in investigation into Temu related to alleged infringement of the Digital Services Act

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European Commission opened formal proceedings in investigation into Temu related to alleged infringement of the Digital Services Act

On 31 October 2024, the European Commission opened a formal procedure to assess whether Temu may have infringed the Digital Service Act (DSA). The investigation will focus on four areas. The first is the potential sale of non-compliant products and …

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

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2024-06-28
under deliberation

On 28 June 2024, the European Commission issued a formal request for information to the online mark…

2024-10-11
under deliberation

On 11 October 2024, the European Commission issued a request for information (RFI) to the e-commerc…

2024-10-31
under deliberation

On 31 October 2024, the European Commission opened a formal procedure to assess whether Temu may ha…

2025-07-28
under investigation

On 28 July 2025, the European Commission (EC) preliminarily found that Temu breached its obligation…

2026-05-28
under investigation

On 28 May 2026, the European Commission issued a non-compliance decision fining Temu EUR 200 millio…