Overview
- Paris formally launched an administrative suspension procedure against Shein after illegal items, including childlike sex dolls and prohibited weapons, were found on the platform.
- France asked the European Commission to open a Digital Services Act investigation and consider provisional measures, with potential EU penalties that can reach up to 6% of global turnover.
- The Interior Ministry referred the case to the courts seeking a site block, while the Paris prosecutor opened a judicial inquiry focused on the childlike sex doll listings.
- French customs said they have blocked all Shein parcels arriving over the past 24 hours and will open about 200,000 packages to collect evidence for administrative, judicial and EU proceedings.
- Shein said it has temporarily suspended third‑party marketplace listings in France and begun internal reviews, as its first permanent Paris store opened to mounting political and consumer backlash.