France suspends Shein amid store opening and sex doll controversy
TL;DR
France has suspended access to Shein's online platform pending compliance verification after controversy over childlike sex dolls listed on its site, coinciding with Shein's first physical store opening in Paris, which faced protests and criticism over environmental and labor practices.
- France suspends access to Shein online platform as the retailer opens its first store in Paris AP News
- Ultra-fast fashion and ‘childlike’ sex dolls: Why Shein isn’t winning friends in France CNN
- France moves to suspend Shein after childlike sex doll controversy politico.eu
- Shein store opening in Paris draws protesters, police and bargain hunters Reuters
- Understanding Shein's sex doll scandal in five questions Le Monde.fr
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