EU opens probe into Alibaba's AliExpress over illegal content, pornography on platform

The logo of the Alibaba office building is seen in the Huangpu District in Shanghai, June 16, 2023.The European Commission on Thursday said it opened a formal investigation into AliExpress, an international e-commerce website run by Chinese tech giant Alibaba, over concerns surrounding the dissemination of illegal content.The Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, opened the probe into AliExpress under its landmark Digital Services Act, which came into effect this month. The wide-sweeping legi ...