The European Union stepped up its pressure on Shein on Wednesday after the online retail giant faced an uproar in France over the sale of childlike sex dolls. The French commerce minister said Wednesday that France will lodge a civil suit against AliExpress and Joom over the sale of childlike sex dolls on their platforms.

The European Union stepped up its pressure on Shein on Wednesday after the online retail giant faced an uproar in France over the sale of childlike sex dolls. The French commerce minister said Wednesday that France will lodge a civil suit against AliExpress and Joom over the sale of childlike sex dolls on their platforms.

The European Union stepped up its pressure on Shein on Wednesday after the online retail giant faced an uproar in France over the sale of childlike sex dolls.The controversy began in early November when French authorities condemned Shein for featuring sex dolls resembling children and moved to suspend the platform.In a double whammy on Wednesday, first the EU executive demanded more information from Shein over the online sale of the dolls and weapons, saying it feared risks to consumers Europe-wide."We talked to the French authorities, we talked to Shein, and we now have serious indications that indeed Shein may be posing more systemic risks for our consumers across the entire European Union," said EU spokesman Thomas Regnier.The European Commission also said it feared illegal weapons were available to buy on Shein.Then EU lawmakers shortly after called to make it easier to suspend e-commerce platforms, pointing to the scandal in France.The French government is seeking to suspend Shein for three months, with…

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A court is due to hear the French case next week after a postponement on Nov 26. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.