{"id":260027,"date":"2025-11-03T16:30:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T16:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/260027\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T16:30:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T16:30:12","slug":"france-threatens-to-ban-shein-from-the-countrys-market-if-it-resumes-selling-selling-childlike-sex-dolls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/260027\/","title":{"rendered":"France threatens to ban Shein from the country’s market if it resumes selling selling ‘childlike’ sex dolls"},"content":{"rendered":"

France has threatened to ban Shein from accessing the country’s market if the Chinese retailer ever resumed selling “childlike” sex dolls.<\/p>\n

The warning, which came just days before Shein was due to open a store in Paris, followed France’s anti-fraud unit reporting on Saturday that the company was selling dolls of a likely “child pornography nature”.<\/p>\n

\"Four<\/p>\n

Protesters in Paris, with signs translating to: “Shame on Shein!”, “Shein is complicit in child pornography” and “BHV, your shop window shouldn’t hide this shame”. (Reuters: Abdul Saboor)<\/p>\n

Shortly after the fraud watchdog’s statement, Shein announced that the dolls had been withdrawn from its platform and that it had launched an internal inquiry.<\/p>\n

On Monday, France’s Finance Minister Roland Lescure warned he would move to ban the company from the French market if the items returned online.<\/p>\n

\"Shein<\/p>\n

A mannequin head advertised on Temu and the same doll advertised as a sex doll head on Shein.\u00a0 (ABC: Supplied)<\/p>\n

“If such conduct is repeated, we would be within our legal right to stop Shein’s access to the French market,” Mr Lescure told BFM TV.<\/p>\n

Temu and Shein sell headless child sex abuse dolls <\/a><\/p>\n

Child sexual abuse doll heads are being sold on Temu as hairdressing model mannequins to harness a legal loophole, according to experts who say it is part of an “unhealthy culture”.<\/p>\n

“These horrible items are illegal,” he added, promising a judicial investigation.<\/p>\n

Shein was due to open its first physical store in the world, on Wednesday, inside the prestigious BHV Marais department store in central Paris, a move that has sparked outrage in France.<\/p>\n

The Singapore-based company, which was originally founded in China, has also faced criticism over working conditions at its factories and the environmental impact of its ultra-fast fashion business model.<\/p>\n

\"Shein<\/p>\n

A child-like sex doll head advertised as a mannequin on Shein’s website.\u00a0 (ABC: Supplied)<\/p>\n

Some brands have pulled their products from BHV Marais since the announcement.<\/p>\n

When previously contacted about the dolls, Shein told Reuters in an email: “The products in question were immediately removed from the platform as soon as we became aware of these major shortcomings.”<\/p>\n

It added that “Shein has a zero-tolerance policy towards any content or products that violate our internal policies or applicable laws”.<\/p>\n

Shein hauls, hype and now a hefty fine<\/a><\/p>\n

Behind the TikTok hauls to Insta-ready aesthetic, a backlash is brewing, and Italy and France are leading the way.<\/p>\n

France has already fined Shein three times in 2025 for a total of \u20ac191 million ($336 million).<\/p>\n

Those sanctions were imposed for failing to comply with online cookie legislation, false advertising, misleading information and not declaring the presence of plastic microfibres in its products.<\/p>\n

The European Commission is also investigating Shein over risks linked to illegal products, while EU lawmakers have approved legislation aimed at curbing the environmental impact of fast fashion.<\/p>\n

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