France seeks 3 month suspension of Shein over sex dolls

PARIS — The French government will ask a Paris judge on Wednesday to order the suspension of Chinese online platform Shein in the country for three months over sales of childlike sex dolls and banned weapons, a finance ministry official said on Tuesday. Shein has already disabled its marketplace — where third-party sellers offer their products to shoppers around the world — in France since Nov. 5, after the government found the dolls and weapons for sale on the site, but the part of its website offering Shein's own clothing range is still accessible. The government aims to secure a three-month suspension of Shein's website as a whole, under an extraordinary judicial procedure, as it pushes the company to tighten controls over the products it sells. Ruling expected in the coming weeks The court of Paris is set to hold a hearing on Wednesday on the accelerated judicial procedure the government has started, summoning Infinite Styles Services, the Dublin-based company behind Shein's business in Europe, with lawyers for the company also expected to attend. France's case rests on ArticleWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times