A complaint filed in a Massachusetts court on Thursday, accuses fast fashion marketplace Temu of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991. 

The lead plaintiff in the case claims to have received text messages from Temu without “prior express written consent.” despite being registered with the National Do Not Call Registry since 2010. The lawsuit states that the messages are “distracting and aggravating to the recipient and intrudes upon the recipient’s seclusion.”

It’s not the first time this year that Temu has found itself in legal hot water. Back in April, British footwear brand Dr Martens filed a lawsuit against Temu, accusing it of trademark infringement. Temu is accused of engaging in paid Google advertising to promote boots sold on its platform, targeting keywords including “Dr. Martens” and “Airwair”, both of which are registered trademarks of Dr Martens. In July, a number of complaints from consumer bodies resulted in a EU Commission request for information on how they are complying with EU online content rules.

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