EU accepts Temu action plan but keeps platform under scrutiny

The European Commission announced on 26 October 2026 that it had accepted a corrective action plan from online marketplace Temu under the Digital Services Act. The decision concerns the platform’s obligations to assess systemic risks associated with illegal products being offered through its service. Accepting the plan does not mean that the Commission has concluded all relevant risks have disappeared or that the company has completed the required changes. Temu must improve its risk assessment using current evidence, examine the effectiveness of mitigation measures and assess weaknesses in proactive content moderation. The plan also addresses the ways recommendation systems and deliberate misuse of the marketplace could contribute to the spread of illegal listings. The Commission said a European regulatory board had earlier considered parts of the proposed plan insufficiently detailed; the final requirements were therefore clarified. Temu has four months to implement the plan and must undertake an interim assessment covering a six-month period ending on 30 November 2026. An external independent audit will follow implementation, with a report due within four months of that stage. The Commission says it will continue supervising compliance. Its earlier enforcement process led to a €200 million fine in May 2026 concerning failures to assess the risks of illegal products. The latest decision is a compliance step, not a declaration that the underlying enforcement history has been erased.