SynopsisFurther penalties could follow in the coming months as a result of a nearly two-year investigation under the Digital ‌Services Act that ⁠requires large ⁠online companies to do more to tackle illegal and harmful content on their platforms.Chinese online retailer Temu has been fined €200 million ($232 ​million) for not doing enough ​to stop the sale of illegal products, European Union tech ​regulators said on Thursday, following the first part of a wide investigation.Further penalties could follow in the coming months as a result of a nearly two-year investigation under the Digital ‌Services Act that ⁠requires large ⁠online companies to do more to tackle illegal and harmful content on their platforms.EU regulators ​investigated Temu following complaints by pan-European consumers' organisation BEUC and 17 of its national members.The ​European Commission, the EU executive, said the company failed to diligently identify, analyse, and assess the systemic risks of illegal products sold on its platform and the ​resulting harm to consumers in the European Union.It ⁠criticised Temu ‌for not properly assessing how its recommender systems and product ​promotion programmes ​by affiliated influencers could amplify the risks of sales of ⁠illegal products.Temu said it took note of the Commission's decision."We ​will continue to engage with regulators in good faith, ​while reviewing the decision carefully and considering all available options," a Temu spokesperson said.Commission will assess a Temu action planThe Commission gave Temu until August 28 to deliver an action plan that regulators will assess, with a decision on whether the company has done enough to comply with the DSA due in ‌two months' time."This is about risk management. It is very much a cornerstone of our DSA," EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen ​told reporters. "With this ​decision we are ⁠sending a very strong message to Temu."She said regulators will continue their investigation into whether the design of Temu's service is addictive and the broader assessment of ​whether it is selling illegal products as well as its recommenders' and researchers' access to data.Companies face fines of as much as 6% of their global annual turnover for DSA breaches.The Temu penalty is the second under the DSA, after Elon Musk's social media network X was fined €120 million last December. ...moreElevate your knowledge and leadership skills at a cost cheaper than your daily tea.Subscribe Now