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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Lisa O'Carroll

EU launches action against shopping website Temu over illegal products

Temu logo on a smartphone
There are concerns that Temu does not have sufficiently robust systems in place to stop the reappearance of ‘previously suspended rogue traders’. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters

The EU has launched formal proceedings against the Chinese shopping website Temu amid concerns it is failing to halt the sale of illegal products online.

A formal investigation was opened on Thursday with the European Commission citing concerns over the platform, which is a cut-price rival to Amazon.

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