🔗 Share this article French Authorities Examines Shein and Temu Following Adult Toy Incident The online fashion retailer is scheduled to inaugurate its first long-term shop in the City of Light on this Wednesday E-commerce platforms including Shein, Temu, AliExpress and Wish are presently being probed in France for the charge of allowing underage individuals to obtain explicit material on their services, the prosecutor's office in Paris stated on Tuesday. The country's regulatory body had brought to light the companies to the legal authorities on this past Sunday after voicing alarms about the marketing of childlike sex dolls on the Shein website over the weekend. The French judicial officials clarified that the websites are being looked into over violent, pornographic or unacceptable material that can be seen by minors. AliExpress stated that it takes the issue extremely earnestly. The other retailers have also been approached for a statement. Broader Investigations and Platform Reactions These platforms are additionally being examined over the distribution of content involving children that are of a adult nature, the office said. The issues have been referred to Paris' Office des Mineurs, the legal body added. This division is an branch of the French police force that supervises the welfare of underage individuals. The company stated that the items in concern violated its policies and were removed once it was informed of them. "Merchants determined to violate or trying to circumvent these policies will be penalised in accordance with our rules," the platform said in a official comment. On this Monday, Shein said it had outlawed the sale of all intimate products on its website globally. The headquartered in Singapore retailer also mentioned that it would terminate all vendor profiles related to the unlawful sale of the youth-resembling items and implement tighter measures on its website. Consumer Watchdog Assessment and Wider Background The French consumer watchdog, the DGCCRF, had stated that the products' listing details and classification left "little doubt as to the illicit essence" of the items. The scrutiny of the retailer coincides with the company, which was founded in China, gets ready for the launch on this Wednesday of its first fixed brick-and-mortar store in the French Republic. Demonstrators have been seen collected in outside the Paris shop where the company is set to unveil the store. Shein aims to inaugurate outlets in further France's department stores in cities including Dijon, Reims and Angers.