France Urges EU to Investigate Shein Over Childlike Sex Dolls Found on Website

Shein’s alleged breach, coinciding with the opening of its Paris store, has drawn protests and political backlash.
France Urges EU to Investigate Shein Over Childlike Sex Dolls Found on Website
The Shein logo and and its web shop, in this illustration taken on May 16, 2024. Dado Ruvic/Reuters
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French ministers have called on the European Commission (EC), the EU’s executive branch, to launch an urgent investigation into fast-fashion retailer Shein, after the discovery of sex dolls resembling children on its website prompted the French government to suspend the company’s marketplace.

Finance Minister Roland Lescure and Digital Minister Anne Le Henanff wrote to the EC, warning of what they described as “serious breaches” of European regulations.

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