Overview
- The European Commission sent a formal request for information to Shein seeking internal documents on age-assurance systems and measures to stop illegal products under the Digital Services Act.
- France is asking a Paris judge to suspend Shein’s site in the country for three months and has summoned major ISPs to a hearing to consider blocking access.
- The Paris prosecutor’s office has opened investigations into Shein and rivals including AliExpress and Joom over the sale of childlike sex dolls.
- French customs and consumer watchdog DGCCRF inspections reported widespread non-compliance in Shein parcels, saying eight in ten items checked failed to meet regulations.
- Shein disabled its third‑party marketplace in France on November 5, banned all sex dolls, temporarily delisted its adult products category, and says it is strengthening filters and oversight, while EU lawmakers urged faster interim suspension powers.