E-commerce Risk and Compliance
Compliance insights and risk intelligence to help online marketplaces monitor sellers, develop and enforce policies, and more safely scale their business.
E-commerce platforms must manage a wide range of seller and product risks. LegitScript gives trust and safety teams the insights they need to spot issues early and enforce policies with confidence. Our platform risk solutions include product expertise and policy guidance to help marketplaces confidently balance compliance and growth.
A recent EU study found that most products from third-party sellers failed to meet basic safety standards, including 86% of toys that were found to be dangerous for children.
Upcoming Webinar
The Naughty List: Unwrapping the Holiday Scam Surge
Thursday, November 12 at 1 p.m. Eastern | 10 a.m. Pacific
60 Minutes
Holiday scams are set up months ahead and switch on in Q4, when record online spending gives them cover. Chargebacks land 60 to 120 days later, after the merchant is gone. LegitScript and a panel of risk and fraud experts break down fraudulent merchants, mass marketing fraud, and AI-driven fraud, plus the controls that still work this late.
Blog Articles
Latest Blog Article
The Next Nicotine Problem: What Trust and Safety Teams Aren’t Watching For
September 22, 2026
Nicotine products don’t look like nicotine products anymore, and that’s exactly the problem. Novel products are slipping past standard detection, while a backlogged FDA and a patchwork of state rules make consistent enforcement nearly impossible. A panel at Marketplace Risk’s New York conference dug into where the risk is hiding and what platforms can do.
Fraud by Prompt: Key Takeaways on Problematic Uses of AI at MRNYC
From deepfake product photos to AI-generated NCII, trust and safety teams are facing a threat that shifts faster than most policies can keep up with. At Marketplace Risk’s New York conference, a panel of experts broke down the evasion tactics bad actors are using right now, the gray areas that trip up even experienced teams, and what it actually takes to build a policy that holds up.
September 22, 2026
What’s Leaking Through Your Controls?
Even the best controls aren’t perfect. As evasion tactics evolve faster than controls can adapt, platforms must start asking more questions about the violative behavior they aren’t seeing and how they can better address a confluence of challenges to stay ahead of what’s next. Read more.
September 15, 2026
Guides
US, UK, and EU Product Safety Three-Market Comparison
This report compares the product
safety alert intelligence for three jurisdictions with some of the strictest product safety measures: the
United States, the European Union, and the United Kingdom. By understanding how these regulatory bodies differ and where they align on enforcement priorities, online platforms can better strategize to reduce risk.7 pages
EU and UK Product Safety Alert Intelligence
Updated for Q3 – This report, compiled by LegitScript, looks at product safety alert intelligence in the first three quarters of 2026 for the European Union and the United Kingdom, which have some of the strictest and most aggressive product safety measures. These regions often set trends for product safety policy globally and therefore offer insight into potential trends globally. Get it now.
8 pages
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Inside the FakeID Network: From Isolated Signal to Coordinated Disruption
What initially looked like a few isolated accounts promoting fake IDs on one of the world’s largest platforms ultimately turned out to be a massive international criminal network. Read our case study to learn how LegitScript identified the network, tracked its activity, and developed valuable intelligence to help clients quickly respond.
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Navigating the ENDS Market Report
This report, compiled by LegitScript, examines the regulatory landscape shaping the ENDS market and what it means for the payment providers underwriting and monitoring these merchants. Download it now for valuable insight and analysis on how to compliantly manage ENDS merchants.
6 pages
Webinars
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Thursday, November 12 at 1 p.m. Eastern | 10 a.m. Pacific
The Naughty List: Unwrapping the Holiday Scam Surge
Holiday scams are set up months ahead and switch on in Q4, when record online spending gives them cover. Chargebacks land 60 to 120 days later, after the merchant is gone. LegitScript and a panel of risk and fraud experts break down fraudulent merchants, mass marketing fraud, and AI-driven fraud, plus the controls that still work this late.
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On Demand
ENDS Regulatory Updates: What Payments and Platforms Need to Know About Changes to Vaping Laws
Only 48 e-cigarettes hold FDA authorization out of thousands on the market. Join LegitScript to unpack the flavor ban reversal, PMTA process, and PACT Act rules shaping ENDS compliance for payments companies and platforms.
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On Demand
Fraud, Compliance, and the New Rules of Risk in Brazil and Latin America
Brazil and Latin America are not just grappling with fraud — they are at the epicenter of a global stress test exacerbated by AI-powered schemes that make merchants and sellers harder than ever to trust. In this webinar, we discuss the risks and regulatory challenges facing companies engaged in digital transactions in Brazil and LATAM. Sign up now.
