Vinted blocks French looters listing stolen goods for sale
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- BBC News Worldseen 21 Oct, 00:37description edited
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The platform said since the weekend it had "taken immediate action to idenitify and remove listings linked to looting".The platform said since the weekend it had "taken immediate action to identify and remove listings linked to looting".
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How it spread - 24 original reports, 1 reprint
Mon, 19 October 2026
11 reports- Le Figaro (France)11:08
Sacs débordant de produits de maquillage, maillot avec l’antivol encore accroché… Des dizaines d’annonces illicites ont déjà été mises en ligne sur les sites de revente. Le gouvernement a convoqué ces plateformes ce lundi, exigeant le retrait de ces publications.
- France Info (France)12:53
Des internautes ont repéré plusieurs annonces qui semblent revendiquer la revente d'objets volés, une activité passible de cinq ans de prison.
- BBC News World15:25first to reportedited after publishing
The platform said since the weekend it had "taken immediate action to identify and remove listings linked to looting".
- Politico Europe16:09
The French government wants Vinted, Amazon, eBay, Meta and TikTok to work closely with police to stop the sale of stolen goods.
- Libération (France)16:15
Les sites de revente devaient être reçus, ce lundi soir à Bercy, avec les ministères de la Justice et de l’Intérieur pour empêcher l’écoulement des marchandises supposément dérobées et tenter d’identifier les éventuels receleurs.
- livemint.com18:35
Vinted, a secondhand online marketplace that counts France as one of its largest markets, has seen an influx of listings suspected to contain looted items after riots broke out across the country.
- lbc.co.uk18:41
The reseller was forced to remove suspicious listings, including perfumes, designer handbags, makeup and even Pokémon cards, after a weekend of riots saw shops ransacked.
- RMF24 (Poland)18:58
Towary zrabowane podczas zamieszek trafiły na Vinted? Platforma blokuje oferty
- France Info (France)19:10
Durant le week-end en France, plus de 3 000 commerces ont subi des dégradations et nombre d'entre eux ont vu leurs rayons vidés par des émeutiers. Des objets ensuite parfois revendus sur internet sur Vinted, eBay ou Leboncoin.
- Wirtualna Polska (Poland)19:40
Sprzedająca używane rzeczy platforma Vinted usuwa z sieci ogłoszenia dotyczące przedmiotów, które mogły zostać skradzione podczas zamieszek we Francji. Firma zapowiedziała także blokowanie kont naruszających zasady i przekazała, że współpracuje z francuskimi władzami oraz policją.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)20:25
Vinted says applying ‘0 tolerance’ policy following Oct. 17 unrest
Tue, 20 October 2026
10 reports- Index.hr (Croatia)04:25
TIJEKOM nereda proteklog vikenda provaljeno je u trgovine u nekoliko francuskih gradova, koje su zatim opljačkane.
- Index.hr (Croatia)05:26
NAKON nereda u Parizu na Vintedu su se pojavile sumnjive dizajnerske torbe.
- iDNES (Czechia)06:55
Online obchodní portál Vinted začal blokovat prodej zboží, u něhož předpokládá, že bylo ukradeno z obchodů při rabování ve Francii. Platforma pro prodej věcí z druhé ruky uvedla, že v návaznosti na víkendové nepokoje "přijala okamžitá opatření k identifikaci a odstranění nabídek souvisejících s rabováním".
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- Novinky (Czechia)20 Oct, 09:38their copy
- 24sata (Croatia)07:34
Na društvenim mrežama proširile su se fotografije vrećica punih kozmetike, a pojedini proizvodi oglašavani su po vrlo niskim cijenama...
- Vecernji list (Croatia)07:46
Ministar Serge Papin rekao je da dužnosnici rade na uspostavi koordinacije između istražitelja i internetskih platformi
- tportal (Croatia)09:05
Francuske vlasti zatražile su od internetskih platformi za preprodaju da hitno uklone oglase za predmete za koje se sumnja da su ukradeni tijekom vikend-nereda
- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)09:11
Le immagini hanno fatto il giro del web in una manciata di ore durante il drammatico fine settimana di proteste: un gruppo di manifestanti — stretti in felpe nere, con il cappuccio issato e il volto celato dai passamontagna — che assalta a colpi di transenne una scintillante boutique di Celine nel cuore di Parigi, […] L'articolo I prodotti rubati nelle boutique di lusso durante le proteste in Francia finiscono su Vinted ed eBay: cosmetici a 10 euro, capi ancora con l’antitaccheggio e annunci...
- Die Zeit (Germany)12:09
Französische Plünderer verkaufen Ware von Chanel und Gucci auf Vinted weiter. Randständiges Phänomen? Von wegen. Darin lässt sich unsere Gegenwart verdammt gut verstehen.
- Dnevnik.hr (Croatia)17:13
- Channel News Asia22:46
From smashed storefronts to looted luxury boutiques, retailers across France are counting the cost of a weekend of riots that left businesses struggling to protect their premises.
Wed, 21 October 2026
2 reports- asiaone.com09:43
Luxury retailers including Louis Vuitton, Hermes and Kenzo were targeted during a weekend of riots and looting across France, according to a report by The Financial Times.Six masked individuals used a road barrier to try to smash the windows of Louis Vuitton's boutique at Paris' Place Vendome on Saturday (Oct 17), but failed to break in.Other stores were less fortunate,...
- Index.hr (Croatia)18:49
TIJEKOM nereda i pljački u Francuskoj, izlog trgovine Louis Vuitton u Parizu odolio je pokušajima provale.
Thu, 22 October 2026
1 report- Index.hr (Croatia)08:02
PROIZVOĐAČ luksuznih torbi Hermes pojačao je sigurnosne mjere u svojim trgovinama u Francuskoj nakon što je njihov butik u Marseilleu opljačkan tijekom prosvjeda. Trgovina ostaje zatvorena.