Overview

• Brussels issued binding information requests requiring the four companies to detail how they curb financial fraud on their platforms.
• The probe targets fake banking and investment apps in app stores, misleading ads or links in search results, and bogus accommodation listings on Booking.com.
• The Commission did not publish a deadline, but companies are typically given several weeks to respond to such requests.
• Incomplete, misleading or refused answers can bring penalties, and the assessment of responses could lead to formal proceedings under the Digital Services Act.
• Parallel DSA cases against Temu and AliExpress remain active, and prior U.S. criticism of the EU’s digital rules underscores the political sensitivity.