What happened?
Amazon France removed from its website “sex dolls that look like girls” after the mobilization of associations, the Secretary of State for Children and Families, Adrien Taquet, announced on Monday.
What did the French government say?
“As a result of the alert from the associations, which I thank, I have asked [Amazon Francia] stop marketing sex dolls in the shape of girls on your platform […] what Amazon France has done immediately pledging to remain vigilant “, declared Adrien Taquet, in Twitter.
“Banning pedocriminality in our society is the responsibility of each one,” added the Secretary of State, who will launch an “independent commission on child sexual violence” in the fall.
What AmazonFrance immediately did by committing to remain vigilant. Banishing child crime from our society is everyone’s responsibility.@cedric_o @E_DupondM @GDarmanin
– Adrien Taquet (@AdrienTaquet) August 17, 2020
What did Amazon say?
“The protection of children and adolescents is a priority for us,” Amazon France reacted in a message to AFP. “All selling partners must follow our selling policies and any violation leads to the application of appropriate measures, including especially the potential deletion of the seller’s account.”
The International Association of Incest Victims warned on Saturday, on its Twitter account, about these “pedophile sex dolls that have the appearance of a girl”, illegal objects since article 227-23 of the Penal Code prohibits the representation of a minor when this representation has a pornographic character “.
The association, which applauded “the quick intervention” of Adrien Taquet, also recalls that the case had already occurred in Amazon UK in 2018.
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