"French authorities had requested the ultra-fast-fashion giant's site be blocked for three months after weapons, banned medications and childlike sex dolls were found on the platform. The authorities asked that the platform only be reopened if it applied strict new measures to prevent a repeat of the offences. The Paris judicial court acknowledged a "serious harm to public order", but found their sale of the items in question had been "sporadic" and noted that Shein had removed the products."
"The court nevertheless issued an "injunction" to Shein not to resume selling "sexual products that could constitute pornographic content, without implementing age-verification measures". The state's request that Shein "at a minimum" maintain the suspension of its marketplace, which hosts products sold by third-party vendors, was not granted. "Only certain products on the marketplace were identified, in these proceedings, as manifestly illegal and harmful, while the 'fr.Shein.com' platform offers several hundred thousand items for sale," said the court ruling."
A French court rejected the state's request to suspend Shein's site as disproportionate after the company removed illicit product listings. Authorities had sought a three-month blockade after weapons, banned medications and childlike sex dolls were found on the marketplace. The court acknowledged serious harm to public order but ruled those sales were sporadic and noted Shein removed the items. The court ordered Shein not to resume selling sexual products that could constitute pornographic content without age-verification measures. The court refused to keep the marketplace suspended, saying only certain products were manifestly illegal among hundreds of thousands of items. Shein said the marketplace will reopen gradually; the adults-only sexual category remains closed worldwide amid age-filter implementation difficulties. The government announced it will appeal.
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