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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 756 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.
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per quarter, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
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| Q3 2023 | 0 | — |
| Q4 2023 | 1 | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — |
| Q2 2026 | 1 | €200m |
| Q3 2026 | 1 | €550m |
4 cases
20 Jul 2026 AliExpressDSA: 550 million EUR against AliExpress over illegal and unsafe products €550m
AliExpress did not diligently assess the risks posed by illegal, unsafe and counterfeit products (including insufficient moderation capacity, recommender and advertising systems) and did not take effective countermeasures (including deficient enforcement of sanctions against traders, product checks that could be circumvented). The European Commission imposed 550 million EUR under the Digital Services Act (DSA) and required an action plan by 20 October 2026.
The size of a marketplace does not justify gaps: moderation capacity and sanctions against traders must match the actual risk.
- Authority / court
- Europäische Kommission
- Area of law
- AI and digital regulation · Platform obligations
- Legal basis
- Verordnung (EU) 2022/2065 (DSA), Risikobewertung und Risikominderung
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Mitigating circumstances
- Novelty of the Digital Services Act (taken into account by the Commission when setting the fine)
- Published
- 20 Jul 2026
- Commission fines AliExpress €550 million for breaching the Digital Services Act Press release of an authority
- IP/26/1654: Commission fines AliExpress €550 million for breaching the Digital Services Act Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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28 May 2026 TemuDSA: 200 million EUR against Temu over deficient risk assessment of illegal products €200m
Temu's 2024 risk assessment was based on general industry data rather than on findings about its own service and underestimated how often EU consumers encounter illegal products; test purchases revealed unsafe chargers and baby toys. The European Commission imposed 200 million EUR under the Digital Services Act (DSA) and required an action plan by 28 August 2026.
Risk assessments must be based on the company's own, service-specific evidence – generic industry analyses are not sufficient.
- Authority / court
- Europäische Kommission
- Area of law
- AI and digital regulation · Platform obligations
- Legal basis
- Verordnung (EU) 2022/2065 (DSA), Risikobewertungspflichten sehr großer Online-Plattformen; Art. 75
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Published
- 28 May 2026
- Commission fines Temu €200 million for breaching the Digital Services Act Press release of an authority
- IP/26/1178 Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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18 Jun 2025 AliExpressAliExpress: DSA commitments on illegal products and trader transparency made binding Order
The European Commission declared binding commitments by AliExpress relating, among other things, to the detection of illegal products such as medicines and food supplements (including via hidden links and affiliate programmes), the notice and complaint system, the transparency of advertising and recommender systems, the traceability of traders and data access for researchers; an independent monitoring trustee oversees implementation. In parallel, it made a preliminary finding of a breach of the obligation to carry out a risk assessment.
Marketplaces must systematically detect illegal products – including where they are offered via detours such as affiliate links.
- Authority / court
- Europäische Kommission
- Area of law
- AI and digital regulation · Platform obligations
- Legal basis
- Art. 71 Digital Services Act (Verordnung (EU) 2022/2065)
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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19 Dec 2023 Rite Aid CorporationFTC: five-year ban on AI facial recognition for Rite Aid after false alerts Order
According to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the pharmacy chain used AI facial recognition in hundreds of stores from 2012 to 2020, which falsely flagged customers – particularly women and people of colour – as shoplifters; accuracy was neither tested in advance nor monitored, and employees were not adequately trained. Under the proposed settlement order (subject to approval by the bankruptcy court and the federal court), Rite Aid may not use the technology for surveillance for five years and must delete images and algorithms developed from them; in addition, the FTC alleges a violation of its 2010 data security order.
AI systems with consequences for people need testing for error rates, ongoing monitoring and trained staff who critically review matches.
Training on handling AI matches and false alerts
Missing or inadequate training played a role in the decision.
- Authority / court
- Federal Trade Commission
- Area of law
- AI and digital regulation · AI systems
- Legal basis
- FTC Act Section 5; Verstoß gegen FTC-Datensicherheitsanordnung von 2010
- Action
- Order
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- Repeat case
- yes
- Published
- 19 Dec 2023
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link