France’s consumer watchdog says Shein offered sex dolls resembling children on its marketplace. The firm says it has since removed the listings and banned such items. But the child protection group Mouv’Enfants found the same dolls still for sale abroad, sparking outrage and calls for sanctions. -- 🧶More NTD Programs: https://www.ntd.com/programs?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=SocialM
Chinese platform Shien is facing
backlash in France after authorities
discovered sex dolls depicting children.
While Shien said it had removed the
products, an investigation by a child
protection association found that it was
not the case. The group also revealed
that the dolls were still being sold in
other countries including the UK and
Chile. Entity and international
correspondent David reports from Paris.
China based fast fashion giant Sheen is
once again facing criticism, this time
over the sale of childlike sex dolls on
its platform. Franc's consumer Watchdog
reported the company to judicial
authorities after discovering several
listings that appeared to depict minors.
Shin reacted swiftly, announcing a total
ban on all sex dolls and adult products
and promising to strengthen its control
system. But according to the president
of the child protection group Move On,
the company's statements were
misleading. The sex dolls were still
available to sell in other EU countries,
said Alo.
Shine lied at first when it claimed to
have removed all childlike sex dolls.
Our team found several sex dolls still
available abroad. Using VPNs, we saw
them on their websites in the UK and
Chile. It was only after we exposed this
to the authorities that they finally
disappeared from the platform.
>> The topic sparked strong criticism on
France's parliament on Tuesday.
>> Yes, Shane has removed those puppets but
only in France and only after the
association mu on font tagged them. If
people are using VPNs, that means, as
the move font assopsiation proved it,
that pedophiles can continue to buy them
from anywhere in the world.
The scandal comes just days before Sheen
opens its first ever permanent store in
Paris. The timing has sparked outrage
among child protection advocates who
said the company should face sanctions
instead of being welcomed in French
department stores. The case also
highlights another issue. Shin
reportedly lists around 10,000 new
products every day, making it nearly
impossible to monitor each one for
illegal or inappropriate content.
With so many products added daily, it's
clear Shine cannot guarantee proper
control. We have no reason to trust this
platform and authorities are far too
lenient. They should face real
sanctions, not a second chance. We can't
trust this site and this platform which
has lied once again and above all has
allowed itself to sell this type of
product which is of course scandalous.
It just means that China is
participating in pa criminality. For me
that's the take we have here.
>> France's minister Ron Lecure said
yesterday where Shin to continue selling
these sex puppets the website might face
a permanent ban in France. Shin's new
retail space is still set to open this
Wednesday in Paris's historic BHP
department store. David Vest, NTD News,
Paris.
