"France's finance minister threatened Monday to ban Shein from the country if the Asian e-commerce giant resumes selling 'childlike' sex dolls. The warning - which comes days before Shein is due to open its first permanent physical store in Paris - followed France's anti-fraud unit on Saturday reporting that the company was selling dolls of a likely "child pornography nature". Daily newspaper Le Parisien published a photograph on its website of one of the dolls sold on the platform, accompanied by an explicitly sexual caption."
"It measured around 80 centimetres in height and held a teddy bear. Shortly after the fraud watchdog's statement, Shein announced that the dolls had been withdrawn from its platform and that it had launched an internal inquiry. Finance Minister Roland Lescure warned on Monday he would move to ban the company from the French market if the items returned online."
"Shein is due on Wednesday to open its first physical store in the world inside the prestigious BHV Marais department store in central Paris, a move that has sparked outrage in France. The Singapore-based company has faced criticism over working conditions at its factories and the environmental impact of its ultra-fast fashion business model. Some brands have pulled their products from BHV Marais since the announcement."
France's finance minister threatened to ban Shein if the company resumes selling 'childlike' sex dolls after the anti-fraud unit reported dolls of a likely "child pornography nature". A newspaper published a photograph of an approximately 80-centimetre doll holding a teddy bear alongside an explicitly sexual caption. Shein withdrew the items and launched an internal inquiry. The finance minister promised a judicial investigation and warned of market exclusion if items reappeared. The company faces criticism over factory working conditions and environmental harm from ultra-fast fashion, fines totalling €191 million in 2025, and EU scrutiny over illegal products and fast-fashion regulation.
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