France's client watchdog has complained to authorities towards quick style big Shein for promoting “child-looking sex dolls” on its web site.
The Directorate-General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (DGCCRF) stated in a press release that the net description and classification of the dolls “make it difficult to suspect the child pornography nature of the content”, French media reported.
“As soon as we became aware of these serious issues, the products in question were immediately removed,” Sheen instructed the BBC. It stated its crew was “investigating how these lists bypassed our screening measures”.
Shein can also be “conducting a comprehensive review to identify and remove any similar items that may be listed on our marketplace by other third-party sellers”.
According to French media, the DGCCRF has knowledgeable French prosecutors about Sheen, in addition to Arcom, the nation's on-line and broadcasting regulator.
The information comes simply days earlier than Shein prepares to open his first everlasting bodily retailer anyplace on the earth, in a division retailer in Paris.
The determination to permit Shein to open within the BHV Marais, a store in France's capital metropolis with roots courting again to 1856, has sparked controversy. The firm has confronted criticism for this Labor practices and environmental data.
Shein will open at BHV on Wednesday forward of different shops throughout France, all of that are owned by property agency Société des Grands Magasins.
Commenting on the dolls bought on Shein's web site, France's client watchdog warned that “dissemination of child pornography through electronic communication networks is punishable by up to seven years' imprisonment and a fine of €100,000 (£88,000)”.
Sheen stated it “maintains a zero-tolerance policy towards any content or products that violate our platform policies or applicable laws”.
A spokesperson stated the quick style agency was taking the matter “extremely seriously”.
“We are taking immediate corrective action and strengthening our internal controls to prevent this from happening again,” he stated.
Sheen has already been fined hundreds of thousands of euros in current months.
In September, France's knowledge safety authority, the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés, fined Shein €150m (£132m) for failing to acquire customers' consent to permit “cookies”, which gather details about individuals visiting a web site.
Sheen is protesting the high-quality, which he described as “grossly disproportionate” and “politically motivated”.
With inputs from BBC