The European Union has dialed up scrutiny of Chinese ecommerce marketplace Temu, asking for more information about its compliance with multiple provisions of the bloc’s online governance framework, the Digital Services Act (DSA), including in relation to how it prevents the sale of illegal goods on its platform. Back in May scores of consumer protection […]
Following raft of consumer complaints, Shein and Temu face early EU scrutiny of DSA compliance
Ultra low cost ecommerce giants Shein and Temu have only recently been confirmed as subject to centralized enforcement of the strictest layer of the European Union’s digital services regulation, the Digital Services Act (DSA), but on Friday the Commission announced it’s sent a bunch of requests for information (RFI) to both platforms vis-a-vis to their […]
Chinese e-commerce marketplace Temu faces stricter EU rules as a ‘very large online platform’
Temu, the super low-cost e-commerce marketplace owned by Chinese online retailer Pinduoduo, is to face the European Union’s strictest rules after authorities designated the company a “very large online platform” (VLOP) under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The news comes some two weeks after European consumer protection groups filed coordinated complaints against Temu over an […]
Temu accused of breaching EU’s DSA in bundle of consumer complaints
Consumer protection groups around the European Union have filed coordinated complaints against Temu, accusing the Chinese-owned ultra low-cost e-commerce platform of a raft of breaches related to the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA). Temu only launched in the region about a year ago but recently reported blasting past 75 million monthly users. Penalties for confirmed […]
What is Temu? Chinese e-commerce company's Super Bowl commercial goes viral for annoying jingle
Are you shopping like a billionaire? If you’re buying clothing brands like Gucci, Louis Vuitton, or Versace, the answer is probably yes. If you’re buying $ 9.99 dresses off Temu, the answer is probably no. Anyone watching Super Bowl 58 probably heard a different message … several times. It’s not cheap to run a Super […]