France opened investigations against the e-commerce giant for selling the items, just days before it was due to open a physical store in Paris
E-commerce company Shein has announced it will ban sex dolls from sale on its sites, after French authorities condemned the company for featuring some that resembled children.
In a statement on Monday, the company said that it was imposing a “total ban on sex-doll-type products” and had deleted all listings and images linked to them. A spokesperson told the AFP news agency the ban applied globally.
“These publications came from third-party vendors, but I take personal responsibility,” said Shein’s chief executive Donald Tang.
Just days before Shein was due to open its first physical store in Paris, France’s finance minister threatened to ban the retailer from the country if it continued selling the childlike dolls.
