Overview
- Shein’s France spokesman said the retailer will cooperate fully with judicial authorities and is prepared to provide the names of buyers if requested.
- The Paris prosecutor’s office opened investigations into Shein, AliExpress, Temu and Wish for distributing material deemed violent, pornographic or improper and accessible to minors.
- Shein enacted a total global ban on sex‑doll‑type products, deleted related listings and images, and blamed the incident on third‑party vendors and an internal process failure.
- France’s anti‑fraud unit flagged childlike dolls on Shein, including an 80‑centimetre model pictured with a teddy bear alongside an explicitly sexual caption, triggering the probes.
- BHV’s director considered scrapping a planned Paris partnership but opted to proceed after reassurances, as officials condemned the listings and warned of possible market restrictions if such items reappear.