The European Commission (EC) announced today that it has made a request to Chinese e-commerce giant AliExpress Detail the measures you have taken to prevent the distribution of illegal products and especially counterfeit medicines.
The requirement for a Community Manager is based on the EU Digital Services Act. Brussels recently requested clarification from various social media platforms such as Meta, X or TikTok.about how they fight against information manipulation.
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“The law is not just about hate speech, disinformation and cyberbullying. It is also there to ensure the removal of illegal or unsafe products sold through e-commerce platforms in the EU, “This includes the increasing number of counterfeit and potentially lethal medicines and pharmaceutical products sold online.” Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton said in his statement:
The European Commission expects AliExpress to provide the requested information before November 27. and from then on Community Management will “evaluate next steps.”
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Brussels reminds community regulations require As a major digital platform, AliExpress must comply with a number of requirements such as “assessment and mitigation of relevant risks”. dissemination of illegal and harmful content and adversely affecting the exercise of fundamental rights”.
The EU Digital Services Act also allows fines to be imposed if companies provide “inaccurate, incomplete or misleading information in response to a request for information.”
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Source: Exame
