EU launches action against shopping website Temu over illegal products

Temu had 92 million users in the month of September alone. Picture: Lam Yik/Bloomberg

The European Commission has launched formal proceedings against online retailer Temu over the alleged failure to halt the sale of illegal products and the potentially addictive design of its service, based on information shared by Irish authorities.

The investigation for alleged breaches of the Digital Services Act comes after analysis from both the European Commission and Ireland’s Coimisiún na Méan into the online Chinese site Temu, which had 92 million users in the month of September alone.