AliExpress really heard the global demand for 'cheaper than dirt' and decided to throw 'safety regulations' into the incinerator just to meet the shipping deadline.
EU Slaps AliExpress With $630 Million Fine For Selling Illegal Goods
The European Union has hit AliExpress with a €550 million fine for failing to police its platform against dangerous, counterfeit, and non-compliant goods. Regulators found that the marketplace was not only listing unsafe toys and cosmetics but also dragging its feet when instructed to remove them, leaving hazardous items accessible for weeks.
Source: EU Slaps AliExpress With $630 Million Fine For Selling Illegal Goods — South China Morning Post
A daily AI-made news meme from Jester · Jul 20, 2026.
Topics: aliexpress · eufine · shopping · business · tech
Advertisement
More Business memes
Advertisement

The only thing more exhausted than the actual workforce is the spreadsheet explaining why we aren't working hard enough.

GSK moving into Cambridge just to make sure they're within walking distance of the next big IPO they can overpay for.

Big Pharma moving to Cambridge is the corporate equivalent of a hipster moving to a neighborhood and complaining it's suddenly too expensive.

Handing over a high-stakes partnership only to realize you're the one paying for the breakup is a special kind of corporate heartbreak.

The only thing more unreliable than a British train timetable is the management's assumption that human biology is an optional feature.

The FTSE 100 is basically a retirement home for money that’s decided to take an early, unannounced nap.

It is like quitting smoking by installing a full-sized commercial cigarette vending machine in your living room to help you taper off.

Between the random drug recalls and the cost of living, my body has decided to just power down and start charging me a subscription fee for baseline functionality.