Vinted Faces Influx of Suspected Looted Goods After French Riots
Vinted said it removed suspicious ads and increased monitoring as French officials pressed marketplaces to help trace looted luxury goods.
- Following widespread riots across France, stolen goods including luxury perfumes and e-sports trophies have flooded resale platforms like Vinted. These listings have triggered suspicions that looters are attempting to sell stolen items online.
- More than half a million people joined demonstrations on Saturday in Paris, Marseille, and Lyon, as protests against the cost of living turned into violent riots. Widespread looting occurred as demonstrators set fire to cars and buildings.
- A silver StarLadder Counter-Strike trophy stolen from Team Vitality was advertised for £1,250, while bags of Sephora cosmetics appeared for as little as £10. Carrefour reported damage to 50 stores, including 20 that were looted.
- Vinted has taken immediate action to identify and remove listings linked to the looting, working with French authorities and police. The company is adapting its "processes to detect and counter emerging risks and malicious behaviour."
- French authorities reported more than 2,400 arrests and nearly 1,000 injured police officers by Sunday. French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged intelligence "failures" regarding the riots and has stepped up powers to ban protests.
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Two ministers want the goods removed immediately.
The Chaots, who used the demonstrations in France for violence, destruction and theft, become boldest. They sell their loot on the Internet.
Louis Vuitton and Hermès are among the brands looted in France but the hunt now begins The post Louis Vuitton and Hermès: After the looting, a hunt to prevent stolen goods from being sold on Vinted appeared first on in.gr.
By Sadie Andrew, CNN Vinted's second-hand sales platform removed advertisements for looted products in France and intensified controls over “suspected” publications, while the country's authorities seek to prevent items stolen during the riots from being sold online. Vinted claimed that its teams took “immediate measures to
Vinted has removed listings for products believed to have been stolen during the large-scale protests in France last Saturday. The second-hand sales platform also says it has tightened its scrutiny of suspicious listings, French media report. Cosmetics chain Sephora, among others, reported that stores had been broken into. Footage also shows shop windows being smashed and looting taking place at branches of expensive fashion brands such as Céli…
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TikTok and other sites were told to curb protest footage and AI-altered images, while online retailers like Vinted and eBay reportedly signed an agreement stop looted goods from flooding resale sites.
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