The European Commission has accepted Temu’s plan to strengthen its compliance with the Digital Services Act, five months after fining the online marketplace €200m for failing to adequately assess the risks of illegal products being sold on its platform.
Announcing the decision on Monday, the Commission said Temu’s plan outlines five key areas of action, including conducting a platform-specific risk assessment, improving the use of data to evaluate the effectiveness of its safeguards, and strengthening scrutiny of its content moderation systems.
Temu will also assess whether its product recommendation system contributes to the visibility of illegal goods among shoppers.
The company will further investigate how sellers could deliberately exploit the platform’s features to promote illegal products.
The Commission has given Temu four months to submit an interim risk assessment covering a six-month period ending November 30, 2026.
The assessment must demonstrate that the measures outlined in its compliance plan have been implemented.
The decision follows a €200m fine imposed on May 28 after the Commission found that Temu’s 2024 risk assessment relied on general information about online shopping rather than evidence specific to its platform.
According to the Commission, this approach caused the company to underestimate the likelihood of EU consumers encountering illegal products on its marketplace.
Tests conducted by an independent laboratory found that several chargers sold on the platform failed basic safety checks.
Some baby toys also presented medium to high safety risks, including exposure to prohibited chemicals and choking hazards posed by small parts.
