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France Investigating Vinted over Alleged Links to Pornographic Content
French authorities probe Vinted for listings redirecting users to adult sites without age checks, risking minor exposure on platform with 23 million French members.
- On Sunday, French authorities opened an investigation into Vinted, the Lithuania-based second-hand trading platform headquartered in Vilnius, over suspicions some user accounts advertised sexual content as Sarah El-Haïry filed a complaint with Arcom.
- Last week, French media outlets reported sellers posted underwear or swimsuit listings to lure users to adult-content platform OnlyFans and included WhatsApp or Telegram contacts, while Vinted lacks the 2024 age-verification law.
- Vinted said it has more than 23 million registered members in France, uses proactive detection tools, and maintains a `zero-tolerance policy` while taking the situation very seriously.
- Authorities have referred cases to the Paris Office des Mineurs, and Paris prosecutors are examining whether other platforms breached laws on content accessible to minors, while El-Haïry said predators use ordinary clothing listings to direct people to porn sites.
- Recently, French officials issued warnings to global platforms including Shein, which has banned sex dolls worldwide and blocked related seller accounts as part of a wider probe.
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Some have sold swimwear but actually lured people to Onlyfans.
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Some users are said to have promoted their OnlyFans pages this way.
France probes Lithuania’s Vinted over alleged use of accounts to promote sex content
French authorities have launched an investigation into the online marketplace Vinted over suspicions that some user accounts on the platform are being used to advertise sexual content, the country’s commissioner for child protection said.
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