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The chart presents the main categories of dangerous products destined to the European Union seized in the period 2017-2019, based on the OECD and the European Union Intellectual Property Office report "Dangerous Fakes: Trade in Counterfeit Goods that Pose Health, Safety and Environmental Risks," published in March 2022. The report shows that among dangerous fakes imported to the EU, cosmetics were the most frequently seized products (35% of global seizures), followed by clothing (24%), toys and games (24%) and vehicles’ parts (7%). For some of the other categories of products displayed on the chart the value of data are approximate, determined with pixel count, as these values are not explicitely displayed in the source. European Union refers to EU28. The United Kingdom left the European Union on 31 January 2020.

The chart presents the main dangerous product categories subject to counterfeiting, in the period 2017 - 2019, based on the OECD and the European Union Intellectual Property Office report "Dangerous Fakes: Trade in Counterfeit Goods that Pose Health, Safety and Environmental Risks," published in March 2022. The report shows that the most frequently counterfeited product categories during 2017-2019 were perfumery and cosmetics (32% of global customs seizures), clothing (25%) and toys and games (22%). For the other categories of products displayed on the chart the value of data are approximate, determined with pixel count, as these values are not explicitely displayed in the source. European Union refers to EU28. The United Kingdom left the European Union on 31 January 2020.

The chart presents the share of different types of dangerous goods destined to European Union member states, in the period 2017 - 2019, based on the OECD and the European Union Intellectual Property Office report "Dangerous Fakes: Trade in Counterfeit Goods that Pose Health, Safety and Environmental Risks," published in March 2022. Except for the data refering to first three categories of dangerous goods, which are mentioned in the report, the values for the other type of dangerous goods are not explicitely displayed in the source, therefore most of the value of data in this chart are approximate, determined with pixel count. European Union refers to EU28. The United Kingdom left the European Union on 31 January 2020.

The chart shows the number of accounts suspended by Twitter due to Twitter policy violations. The data shows 23% increase of the number of accounts suspended in the period January-June 2021 compared to the previous period, and 34% increase compared to the same period of the preivous year.

The chart shows the amount of content removed by Twitter due to Twitter policy violations. The data shows 32% increase of the amount of content removed in the period January-June 2021 compared to the previous period, and it is three times higher compared to the same period of the previous year.

The chart shows the number of Twitter accounts suspended due to Twitter policy violations, by type of rule, during the period July 2018 until June 2021. The data shows that the main reason of account's suspension is the child sexual exploatation content, followed by hateful conduct and impersonation contents.

This chart shows the distribution of the share of value of seized products related to online transactions within each product category, in the European Union over the period 2017-2019, based on the results of the OECD/EUIPO report "Misuse of E-Commerce for Trade in Counterfeits," published in October 2021. The results show that for three product categories: vehicles parts, pharmaceutical products and watches the value of seized counterfeit products purchased online exceeded 20% of value of all products seized within their respective categories.

This chart shows the distribution of the detentions between product categories, in the context of online purcheses, in the European Union over the period 2017-2019, based on the results of the OECD/EUIPO report "Misuse of E-Commerce for Trade in Counterfeits," published in October 2021. The results show that footwear and clothing are the product categories on top of the list of products with highest shares of detentions.

This chart shows the share of detentions of online sales in total detentions, by transport mode, in the European Union over the period 2017-2019, based on the results of the OECD/EUIPO report "Misuse of E-Commerce for Trade in Counterfeits," published in October 2021. The results show that mail/post is the only transport mode of counterfeit goods where the number of detentions related with online sale is higher than the number of cases not related to online sale (71.9% of detentions concern online sales). All the other trasport modes do not exceed 30% of detentions concerning online sale, with Sea/Vessel having the lowest share (1.5%).

This chart shows the share of detensions from online sales and their corresponding value of seisures in the European Union over the period 2017-2019, based on the results of the OECD/EUIPO report "Misuse of E-Commerce for Trade in Counterfeits," published in October 2021. The results show that while the detentions related to online sales constitute majority of all the seizure observations registered between 2017 and 2019, their values remains much lower than the value of seizures from offline sales (14% compared to 86%).