US EditionShein 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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In the shop windows of the BHV shopping center, in central rue de Rivoli, in Paris, the posters announce a world premiere: the opening of Shein’s first physical shop, the Asian fast fashion giant. The trade opens this Wednesday in the middle of a scandal, after the French justice has opened an investigation into the sale of sex dolls looking like girls on this platform. Continue reading
The Chinese platforms Shein, Aliexpress and Temu, in addition to the US Wish, are in the spotlight in France for selling sex dolls or spreading pornographic content without filters for minors, which in the case of the first one led the government to threaten to ban access to it after discovering its offer of some models with childish appearance. “I want to be very clear: if these behaviors are repeated, we will have the right to request that the…
E-commerce Giants Face Investigation Over Pornography Allegations
France is investigating online retailers Shein, Temu, AliExpress, and Wish for allowing access to pornographic content, including child-like sex dolls. The probe follows a watchdog complaint. Shein and AliExpress have removed certain listings and could face significant penalties if found guilty.
The low-cost seller sold sex dolls that look like a child. Now the French prosecutor's office is investigating.
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