AliExpress fined record €550m by EU for allowing sale of illegal goods
The Chinese retailer allowed unsafe toys and counterfeit clothes to be sold on its site, says the EU.
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"The spread of counterfeit clothing, unsafe toys, dangerous cosmetics and other illegal and harmful products is not an unavoidable cost of shopping online - it is a failure by AliExpress to comply with its obligations."
— Henna Virkkunen , Politician
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The Chinese retailer allowed unsafe toys and counterfeit clothes to be sold on its site, says the EU.
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