00:00France is a spending fast-fashionable retailer, Shein, after prosecutors launched an investigation
00:05into childlike sex dolls found on its website.
00:08The announcement came just over an hour after Shein opened its first-ever physical store in Paris
00:14under heavy police presence.
00:16France has also called on the European Union to swiftly launch a formal investigation,
00:21warning that similar risks could exist across other EU countries.
00:25The French government says the suspension will stay in place until Shein proves its content complies with local law.
00:34Shein, founded in China in 2012 and now based in Singapore, has pledged full cooperation
00:40and announced it will ban all sex dolls from its platform and suspend listings from third-party resellers.
00:46Paris prosecutors have also opened investigations into rival online retailers AliExpress, Temu and Wish over similar complaints.
00:55Shein is classified as a very large online platform under the European Union's Digital Services Act,
01:01meaning it could face further investigations for potential breaches of European law.
01:06Protests erupted as Shein opened its first retail store in Paris on Wednesday.
01:10Demonstrators condemned the sale of childlike sex dolls on the retailer's website
01:14and criticized its low-cost business model.
01:17Others accused Shein of being complicit in the Uyghur genocide,
01:21referring to allegations that its supply chain in China uses forced labor.
01:25Woo!
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