From scam ads on Google and Facebook, the purchase of fake reviews on various platforms to chemicals surpassing legal limits in children’s toys sold on Wish, Amazon and eBay – the internet is rife with products, services and content which should never be offered in Europe, writes Ursula Pachl.
Ursula Pachl is the Deputy Director-General of BEUC, the European Consumer Organisation
In fact, in February of this year, six BEUC consumer organisations released test results about electrical goods, toys, cosmetics and other products bought from online marketplaces such as Amazon, AliExpress, eBay and Wish. They found that two-thirds of the 250 products failed safety tests.