US EditionFrance blocks Shein operations after controversy over child-like sex dolls
- On Wednesday, November 5, 2025, France will suspend access to Shein's online platform until the company proves its content complies with French law, following controversy after Shein opened a Paris BHV Marais store.
- The discovery of childlike sex dolls listed on Shein's website provoked political outcry and prompted a judicial investigation by French judicial authorities, intensifying scrutiny of e-commerce platforms.
- Shein said it banned all sex-doll products, temporarily removed its adult-products category for review, launched an investigation on screening failures, and sanctioned sellers involved.
- Protesters and shoppers converged as police secured the BHV Marais site, while petitioners gathered over 120,000 signatures and French prosecutors opened investigations into sex doll sales.
- Critics note that the fast-fashion sector drives social and environmental costs, while Société des Grands Magasins says Shein's concession could revive BHV Marais as Shein reports 27.3 million average monthly users in France.
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France moves to suspend Shein’s online market over listings for illegal weapons and sex dolls
PARIS — France’s government said Wednesday it is moving toward suspending access to the Shein online marketplace until it proves its content conforms to French law, after authorities found illegal weapons and child-like sex dolls for sale on the fast-fashion giant’s website. The Finance Ministry said the government made the decision after officials found “large quantities” of illegal “Class A” weapons on Shein’s popular e-commerce platform Wedne…
November 5, 2025 – Paris – EFE. The French Government has formally initiated the process to temporarily suspend the activity of the Chinese Shein e-commerce platform within the French territory. This measure will be maintained until the company can guarantee to the authorities full compliance with the existing legislation regarding online content, and coincides with an ongoing judicial investigation for the sale of illicit products and the openi…
Despite the outcry and scandal of the sale of child pornography sex dolls on his site, the Chinese leader of ultra-ephemeral fashion opened his first shop in the Paris district of the Marais on Wednesday, November 5.
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France moves to suspend Shein website as first store opens in Paris
Hundreds of shoppers streamed into Shein's permanent physical store on the sixth floor of the BHV department store, a landmark that has stood across from Paris City Hall since 1856.
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