"E-commerce company Shein has announced it will ban sex dolls from sale on its sites, after French authorities condemned the company for featuring some that resembled children. In a statement on Monday, the company said that it was imposing a total ban on sex-doll-type products and had deleted all listings and images linked to them. A spokesperson told the AFP news agency the ban applied globally. These publications came from third-party vendors, but I take personal responsibility, said Shein's chief executive Donald Tang."
"Just days before Shein was due to open its first physical store in Paris, France's finance minister threatened to ban the retailer from the country if it continued selling the childlike dolls. The Paris prosecutors' office said it had opened investigations against Shein, and also rival online retailers, over the sale of sex dolls. The investigations were launched after France's anti-fraud unit reported on Saturday that Shein was selling childlike dolls of a likely pornographic nature."
Shein imposed a global ban on sex-doll-type products and removed all related listings and images. The company said the listings came from third-party vendors while its chief executive Donald Tang took personal responsibility. France's anti-fraud unit reported likely pornographic childlike dolls, prompting Paris prosecutors to open investigations into Shein and rival online retailers. A French newspaper published a photo of an 80cm doll holding a teddy bear. Shein withdrew the dolls, launched an internal inquiry, and is setting up a dedicated team to ensure content integrity as it prepares to open a Paris store.
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