Overview
- Shein said it blocked all sex‑doll listings and images worldwide and temporarily removed its adult‑products category, with CEO Donald Tang taking personal responsibility.
- France’s consumer and anti‑fraud authority DGCCRF referred childlike sex‑doll listings on Shein to the judiciary, citing descriptions that suggested a pedopornographic character.
- Economy Minister Roland Lescure warned the platform could be barred from the French market if such violations recur.
- A parliamentary inquiry summoned Shein representatives to appear within two weeks, and the government children’s commissioner condemned the items as “pedo‑criminal.”
- The DGCCRF also filed a complaint against AliExpress over similar dolls, while activists claim such products remain accessible abroad; Shein is already facing €191 million in French fines this year and an EU‑level investigation.