France tells online marketplaces to crack down on resale of looted items

France 2419 October 2026, 21:24 UTCFrance

As thousands of shop owners are reeling from the weekend violence and looting, listings of apparently stolen items have been popping up online. The government asked major second-hand marketplaces such as Vinted, eBay and Amazon to crack down on suspicious adverts.

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