Illegal products & platform transparency

Illegal/non-compliant products and hidden links to them, complaint handling, trader traceability, ad and recommender transparency, and researcher data access. Split into a commitments track (closed) and an illegal-products track (open).

• Art. 16
• Art. 20
• Art. 26
• Art. 27
• Art. 30
• Art. 34
• Art. 35
• Art. 40

1. March 14, 2024Formal proceedings opened

   On illegal products, hidden links, complaint handling, trader traceability, ad/recommender transparency and researcher data access. Source ↗

2. June 18, 2025Commitments binding + preliminary findings

   The Commission made binding AliExpress’s commitments on ad/recommender transparency, data access and trader traceability (with an independent Monitoring Trustee) — while separately issuing preliminary findings that it breaches Art. 34–35 on illegal products. That track continues. Source ↗