Crime & Justice
Vinted removes looted goods listings after French riots
October 20, 2026 at 02:59 PM
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2 reports · 1 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 4 hours
Vinted has removed listings of looted French goods and increased monitoring as authorities moved against online sales of items stolen in weekend riots.
- Vinted said it took "immediate action" to identify and remove listings linked to looting, with accounts breaching its rules facing permanent bans.
- Serge Papin, France's small businesses minister, said the government obtained platform commitments to detect and remove ads for looted items and would prosecute sellers.
- Digital affairs minister Anne Le Héniaff said stolen goods from weekend unrest were being offered on some platforms, warning such practices "will not go unpunished."
- Sephora president Catherine Spindler said the retailer closed all its stores Saturday and kept city-center locations closed the next day for staff safety.