Overview
- The prime minister’s office said a formal procedure has begun to suspend Shein’s site in France until it demonstrates full compliance with national laws, with ministers to deliver an initial report within 48 hours.
- Prosecutors opened a probe into the distribution of pornographic depictions of minors tied to listings on Shein’s marketplace, with AliExpress also under investigation.
- Shein removed the listings, called the postings an internal error, pledged full cooperation with authorities, and said it will review all adult products and pause third‑party marketplace offers in France.
- Even as the inquiry advanced, Shein launched its first permanent retail space in Paris’s BHV, drawing large crowds and protests, while partners including agnes b. pulled out and Galeries Lafayette distanced itself from planned tie‑ups.
- A French lawmaker filed a complaint over allegedly illegal weapons offered on the platform, underscoring wider concerns about marketplace controls at ultra‑fast‑fashion sites.