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Regulators allowed to directly remove dangerous eBay listings

Tom Burton
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Online marketplace eBay is allowing trusted Australian regulators to directly take down listings from its online market where regulators have evidence of a risk to consumer safety.

These include novelty cigarette lighters, mini jelly cups containing konjac, chewing tobacco and snuffs, yo-yo water balls and tinted headlight covers as well as goods that do not comply with Australian safety standards such as folding cots, hot water bottles, bean bags and quad bikes.

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Tom Burton has held senior editorial and publishing roles with The Mandarin, The Sydney Morning Herald and as Canberra bureau chief for The Australian Financial Review. He has won three Walkley awards. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at tom.burton@afr.com

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