Online retailers Shein, Teemu, AliExpress and Wish are being investigated in France over the crime of enabling minors to entry pornographic materials on their platforms, a Paris prosecutor stated on Tuesday.
The nation's shopper watchdog reported 4 firms to the prosecution service on Sunday after considerations have been raised concerning the sale of child-like intercourse dolls on Shein's platform over the weekend.
The Paris prosecutor's workplace informed the BBC that the platforms have been being investigated over violent, obscene or “abusive messages” that could possibly be accessible to minors.
The BBC has contacted the businesses for remark.
Shein and AliExpress are additionally being investigated for spreading child-related materials of an obscene nature, the workplace stated.
The prosecution service stated the circumstances had been referred to Paris's Office des Minors, which oversees the safety of minors.
On Monday, Shein stated it had banned the sale of all intercourse dolls on its platform worldwide. The Singapore-based retailer additionally stated it will completely block all vendor accounts associated to the unlawful sale of child-like dolls and institute strict controls on its platform.
The French shopper watchdog, the Directorate General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control, stated the outline and classification of the intercourse dolls left “little doubt as to the child pornography nature” of the merchandise.
Shein's investigation comes as the corporate, which was based in China, prepares to inaugurate its first everlasting bodily outlet in France on Wednesday.
Protesters have been seen gathering in entrance of the Paris division retailer the place Shein is ready to open an outlet.
Shein plans to open shops in different French malls in cities together with Dijon, Reims and Angers.
With inputs from BBC