France Seeks 3-Month Suspension of Shein Over Childlike Dolls, Weapons

Protesters in front of the Bazar de l’Hotel de Ville (BHV) department store in Paris on Nov. 5, 2025. Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty ImagesThe French government will ask a Paris judge to approve a three-month suspension of Shein’s website after weapons and sex dolls resembling children were listed on the platform by third-party sellers, a finance ministry official said on Nov. 25.Access to the retailer’s online marketplace was suspended earlier this month after the dolls were discovered for sale. The Nov. 5 suspension was to allow Shein to demonstrate that all of its content is compliant with French laws and regulations, according to the Ministry of Economics and Finance.