Overview
- France’s fraud watchdog referred Shein to the Paris prosecutor and Arcom after finding listings for sexual dolls with a clearly childlike appearance on the marketplace.
- Economy minister Roland Lescure said France could order the platform blocked from the national market if such breaches recur or items are not promptly removed.
- Shein says it removed the listings immediately and launched an internal investigation into how third‑party posts evaded its marketplace controls.
- High commissioner for childhood Sarah El Haïry plans to summon major e‑commerce platforms and may request Shein’s buyer records for the dolls in France.
- Child‑protection groups urge authorities to identify and prosecute purchasers and to destroy any remaining stock, as scrutiny intensifies ahead of planned store openings at BHV and Galeries Lafayette.