"Driving the news: The letter, addressed to Shein's CEO, expressed deep concern that the company's website may have been used to sell "childlike sex dolls" to American customers. The lawmakers pointed to the company's 2024 Sustainability and Social Impact Report, which states sellers are prohibited from hawking products that promote "child abuse and exploitation." The letter reads, "There is no question as to whether these dolls encourage child abuse and exploitation.""
"A Shein spokesperson said in a statement to Axios that the e-commerce titan imposed "strict sanctions on sellers involved in the sale of child-like dolls" following the French report and that it implemented a "complete ban" on all sex-doll products. Donald Tang, the company's executive chairman, said the marketplace listings were from third-party sellers and that Shein was "tracing the source and will take swift, decisive action against those responsible.""
"Zoom in: The lawmakers said that while they commended Shein for banning the sale of sex dolls, "it is unacceptable that these products were ever allowed to be sold on Shein's website." They imposed a December 20 deadline for the company to answer whether such dolls were ever available for sale in the U.S. via the Shein e-commerce marketplace and if they were sold to American customers, among other inquiries."
Lawmakers sent a letter to Shein's CEO expressing deep concern that the company's website may have been used to sell childlike sex dolls to American customers. They cited Shein's 2024 Sustainability and Social Impact Report, which prohibits products that promote child abuse and exploitation, and wrote there is no question that the dolls encourage child abuse and exploitation. French regulators threatened market exclusion after a watchdog said the dolls' descriptions suggested child pornography. Shein imposed sanctions on sellers, enacted a complete ban on sex dolls, and said it is tracing sources and will take decisive action. Lawmakers set a December 20 deadline for answers.
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