An internet user checks the Asian e-commerce giant Shein website page on a laptop in Paris on November 5, 2025. JULIE SEBADELHA / AFP
The EU's executive arm demanded more information from e-commerce giant Shein on Wednesday, November 26, over the online sale of childlike sex dolls that triggered an outcry in France, saying it feared risks to consumers Europe-wide.
The Commission sent the Chinese-founded platform a request for information "following preliminary indications that illegal goods, particularly child-like sex dolls and weapons, are being offered on the marketplace," it declared. Pointing to France and several public reports, Brussels "suspects that Shein's system may pose a systemic risk for consumers across the entire European Union." The Commission said that it is seeking detailed information and internal documents from Shein "on how it ensures that minors are not exposed to age-inappropriate content," especially through age assurance measures.
The Commission added that it wants to know more about what steps Shein is taking to prevent the illegal products sold on its platform and "the effectiveness of such mitigation measures adopted by Shein."
A demand under DSA
