France, Dec. 19 -- Judges ruled that a bid to block Shein for three months was"disproportionate" given the sale of the items in question had been "sporadic" and the site had since removed the listings.

French authorities requested the ban in November after weapons, banned medications and childlike sex dolls were found on the platform.

The Paris judicial court nonetheless said Shein must not resume the sale of "sexual products that could be considered pornographic" unless it puts in place measures to check buyers' age.

The company has already acknowledged that effective age filters are difficult to implement. Theadults-only sexual category of its marketplace will therefore remain closed for the time being, the company's lawyers indicate...