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Online seller eBay says it is handing regulators the power to take down dangerous listings without consulting the company.
Officials will be able to remove items where they have evidence of a risk to consumer safety , eBay said.
In the UK, that will include the Office for Product Safety and Standards and internet regulator Ofcom.
Online market places, such as eBay, are engaged in a constant battle to ferret out unsafe items sold by their users.
That is in part because nearly anyone can create a listing on online auction sites.
Over the years, investigators have found unsafe electrical appliances, toys, and batteries for sale on a wide range of online marketplaces - including Amazon and the Chinese site Wish.
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image captionPolice broke up the rave, which was held in a basement in an empty shop on Edgware Road
A DJ who held an illegal rave in an empty shop that was attended by more than 150 people has been fined £10,000.
Revellers who were found in the venue, a basement on Edgware Road in Paddington, central London, were handed £200 fines, Westminster Council said.
Music equipment was seized by police who broke up the gathering on Sunday. The council said there was no social distancing at the event.
The Met Police has been approached for comment.
Council officers were alerted to the rave after residents reported loud music blaring from an empty shop.