ATTOR­NEY GEN­ER­AL PAX­TON SECURES FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND SET­TLE­MENT WITH TEMU TO PRO­TECT TEX­ANS' DATA FROM THE CCP AND TO PRO­TECT CON­SUMERS FROM TOX­IC PROD­UCTS FROM CHINA

AUSTIN, Oct. 16 -- The Texas Attorney General issued the following press release:

Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a landmark injunction requiring Temu to protect Texans' sensitive data from exposure to the Chinese Communist Party ("CCP"). The settlement also requires the company to implement rigorous new product audits and safety standards to protect consumers from dangerous materials in products, including clothing and children's items.

In February 2026, Attorney General Paxton sued PDD Holdings, Inc. and WhaleCo Inc., doing business as the global online shopping platform "Temu," claiming that Temu unlawfully deceived consumers by exposing Texans' sensitive personal data to the CCP. Temu had more than 82.4 million active users in the...