European Union: European Commission accepted AliExpress’s commitments under Digital Services Act and issued a preliminary finding that violates its obligation to assess and mitigate risks related to the dissemination of illegal products

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European Commission accepted AliExpress’s commitments under Digital Services Act and issued a preliminary finding that violates its obligation to assess and mitigate risks related to the dissemination of illegal products

On 18 June 2025, the European Commission issued preliminary findings regarding AliExpress's compliance with its obligations as a Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) under the Digital Services Act (DSA) and accepted AliExpress’s commitments addressing …

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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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…