The European Commission fined AliExpress €550 million for systemic…
The European Commission fined AliExpress €550 million for systemic violations of the Digital Services Act, citing inadequate measures to prevent the sale of counterfeit and unsafe products. The platform was found to have ineffective content moderation, flawed recommendation systems, insufficient staff, and failure to enforce brand authorization policies.
Consensus
- AliExpress was fined €550 million by the European Commission for violations of the Digital Services Act.
- The fine was imposed due to systemic failures in preventing the sale of counterfeit and unsafe products on the platform.
- The investigation into AliExpress began on March 14, 2024.
- AliExpress must submit a plan to address the violations by October 20, 2026.
- AliExpress has stated it disagrees with the decision and is considering appeals.
- The European Commission found that AliExpress failed to properly assess risks related to illegal products and overestimated its detection and removal systems.
Points of divergence
- AliExpress used only one quantitative metric that did not reflect the real ability of the system to prevent illegal goods from appearing, and the brand authorization system was ineffective due to understaffing. — gazeta_spb
- The European Commission's decision is based on reports from Politico, and AliExpress denied the allegations while affirming its commitment to product safety and consumer protection. — vesti
- This is the largest fine ever imposed under the Digital Services Act (DSA), and the EU has increased pressure on Chinese online retailers to protect European sellers from unfair competition. — kommersant
- The Russian government will introduce new rules starting October 1 requiring marketplaces to verify sellers and pickup point owners using public registries or electronic systems, with simplified checks taking one calendar day. — vedomosti
Coverage (5 sources)
- AliExpress Platform to Pay €550 Million for Counterfeit and Unsafe Goods - SPB Newspaper — Gazeta.SPb
- EU fined AliExpress owner €550 million for selling counterfeit goods — Вести
- EU fines AliExpress €550 million for selling illegal goods — Коммерсантъ
- EU fines AliExpress €550 million for selling illegal goods — Ведомости
- EU fines AliExpress record €550 million for selling counterfeit products — Интерфакс
Key entities
- AliExpress
- EC
- Moscow
- European Commission
- Digital Signature Alliance
- INTERFAX.RU
- Financial Times
- EU
- Politico
- European Commission
- Alibaba
- Henna Virkkunen
- Alibaba Group Holding
- SPB RU Newspaper - News from Saint Petersburg European Commission