Overview
- France’s consumer watchdog DGCCRF referred the case to the Paris prosecutor after documenting listings it deemed pedopornographic on Shein, prompting four judicial investigations that also cover AliExpress, Temu and Wish.
- Economy Minister Roland Lescure warned he will seek to block Shein’s access to the French market if such violations recur, citing 24‑hour takedown rules for clearly illegal content.
- Shein removed the items, announced a worldwide ban on doll‑type sex products, opened an internal review and said it would fully cooperate with authorities.
- A parliamentary mission summoned Shein to appear within 15 days as protests erupted outside Paris’s BHV Marais, where the retailer is set to open its first permanent French store on November 5.
- The controversy follows three French fines this year totaling about €191 million over cookies, misleading promotions and undeclared microplastic fibers, adding to mounting regulatory pressure on the fast‑fashion giant.