Alibaba, Joom and Shein were recently investigated by the French authorities for selling dolls. Other e-commerce platforms, including Temu, Wish and eBay, are also under investigation for selling illicit products on their marketplaces. In some cases, these included weapons such as machetes and knuckles, as well as pornographic material accessible to minors…
France’s resistance against Shein and similar platforms intensified this month following complaints to law enforcement agencies that dolls and other illegal products were being sold on some platforms. The reports coincided with the opening of Shein ‘s first permanent French shop in a Paris department store.
The opening of the BHV shop drew crowds of shoppers and protesters, while French retail associations lashed out at what they saw as unfair competition from companies circumventing French and European regulations…
Meanwhile, the EU said on Wednesday it was investigating Shein‘s potential sale of illegal products, particularly sex dolls and weapons, under the Digital Services Act, which regulates online content.
Below: gendarmerie in front of the BHV
