00:01The European Union has launched an investigation into the online travel platform Booking.com.
00:08They have done so over concerns that it has failed to adequately address fake listings and phishing scams.
00:15EU authorities suspect the company has underestimated the impact of fraud and unlicensed accommodation on its platform
00:22and has not done enough to prevent users' data from being exploited by scammers.
00:28The EU is also looking into whether Booking.com breached rules by not clearly labelling certain listings as ads
00:36for which providers paid for a higher ranking in search results.
00:40The probe marks the first investigation into the platform under the Digital Services Act.
00:46Booking.com said it was cooperating with the investigation and said that security, trust and the protection of personal information
00:54are its top priorities.
