EU says AliExpress failed to stop illegal sales in digital probe

The EU’s executive arm on June 18 unveiled a detailed list of grievances against China-owned AliExpress, which had been under investigation since March 2024 under the bloc’s content moderation rulebook the Digital Services Act. — Photo by CardMapr.nl on Unsplash

The European Union escalated a probe against Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s e-commerce service AliExpress, accusing it of failing to tackle the spread of illegal products on its platform.

The EU’s executive arm on June 18 unveiled a detailed list of grievances against China-owned AliExpress, which had been under investigation since March 2024 under the bloc’s content moderation rulebook the Digital Services Act.