French authorities are investigating allegations of child trafficking on second-hand resale platform Vinted after a series of allegedly sexually coded listings appeared on the site.
Users began spotting unusual listings for old toys, including plushies and baby dolls, being sold for unusually high prices.
Alongside the photos and inflated price tags, many claimed to have identified what they described as sexually coded language in the item descriptions.
Videos compiled by content creators showing screenshots of the listings quickly went viral, prompting France‘s High Commissioner for Children, Sarah El Haïry, to refer the posts to the authorities for investigation.
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