US EditionParis appeals court rejects government's request for suspension of Shein's marketplace
Paris appeals court ruled the marketplace suspension disproportionate despite serious public order concerns; Shein must implement age verification for adult products, the court said.
- On Thursday, a Paris appeals court rejected the French government's bid to suspend Shein's marketplace in Paris, France, calling the three-month shutdown "disproportionate" and noting flagged sales were "sporadic" as Shein removed the products despite acknowledging "serious harm to public order".
- France's anti-fraud unit reported the platform after an anonymous tip, prompting the government to seek a three-month suspension and set a 10,000 euro fine for breaches.
- The court ordered specific content controls, requiring Shein to stop selling sexual products without age-verification measures, while Shein banned sex dolls and acknowledged difficulties with effective age filters.
- The European Commission opened its first Digital Services Act probe into Shein over illegal products, including child sexual abuse material, and the EU urged sanctions shortly after.
- The dispute has escalated into a broader backlash, with Temu and AliExpress also facing pressure on the European stage in recent months and ABC reporting disturbing listings including torsos and disembodied heads as small as 60 centimetres.
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Appeal court blocks France’s bid to suspend Shein over illegal products
The Paris Court of Appeal on Thursday rejected a government request to halt part of online retailer Shein’s operations in France for three months, upholding an earlier ruling that deemed the move disproportionate. The French government has been seeking to suspend the Chinese site since a watchdog flagged listings for illicit products, including weapons, banned medications and childlike sex dolls.
The French judiciary rejected a ban on the Asian online retailer Shein in France, which was applied for by the government. The Court of Appeal confirmed on Thursday the judgment of the first instance. The damage that justified the lawsuit no longer existed, the judges emphasized. The prosecutor's office had also not supported the government's demand, which had demanded a three-month ban on Shein after it had become known that child-looking sex d…
Child-like sex dolls and weapons prompted France to demand a Shein ban, but on Thursday the platform won a victory.
The court rules out current or "future true" damage and endorses the measures taken by Chinese companies after removing prohibited productsThe European Commission opens an investigation into Shein's sale of child sex dolls The Paris Court of Appeal rejected on Thursday the French Government's request to suspend Shein's sales in the country. The Court thus confirms the first instance ruling following the scandal over the detection of child-lookin…
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