Shein Removes Childlike Sex Dolls After French Watchdog Complaint
- On Saturday, France's DGCCRF reported Asian e-commerce giant Shein to French prosecutors and Arcom for selling 'sex dolls with a childlike appearance'.
- Le Parisien published a photo showing the dolls measuring around 80cm and holding a teddy bear alongside an explicitly sexual caption, while DGCCRF said the description makes it hard to doubt the child pornography nature.
- Responding to the report, the company said 'The products in question were immediately delisted as soon as we became aware of these serious issues' and launched an internal inquiry while reviewing third-party vendors.
- At BHV Marais, the planned Shein store opening on Wednesday sparked outrage, with some top fashion brands pulling their products from the store.
- Against a backdrop of rapid recent growth, EU lawmakers have moved to scrutinize Shein, which France fined three times in 2025 for a total of 191 million, as the European Commission investigates.
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Shein opens first permanent store amid heavy police presence
PARIS: Paris authorities on Wednesday deployed riot police for the unveiling of Shein's first bricks and mortar store in the world, as controversy swirled over the Asian e-commerce giant's fast fashion and sale of childlike sex dolls online.
The Chinese online retailer Shein, criticized in France for selling sex dolls resembling children, opened its first-ever physical store in Paris on Wednesday. The opening took place under heavy security by riot police at the luxury department store across from Paris City Hall. Children's rights activists protested the store's arrival.
France threatens to ban Shein over child-like sex dolls
France threatened to ban Shein for selling child-like sex dolls. The Chinese e-commerce giant promised to cooperate with investigators who were alerted by an anonymous tip about the dolls — sold by third-party vendors — on Shein’s marketplace. The controversy further inflamed tensions in Paris over Shein’s plan to open its first-ever brick-and-mortar location in a department store this week. Other brands have boycotted the Parisian shopping cent…
France investigates Shein over underage access to porn content | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
PARIS >> Online retail platforms Shein, Temu, AliExpress and Wish are being investigated in France for alleged rule breaches that include minors being able to access pornographic content via their marketplaces, the Paris prosecutor said on Tuesday.
Shein's voice in France, Quentin Ruffat said this Wednesday (4), that the company will do its best to cooperate with the investigation.
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