Thread by @CollectiveShout

“An investigation by the advocacy group Collective Shout has unearthed a large number of disturbing dolls on the marketplace @AlibabaGroup despite the e-commerce giant previously committing to removing such listings.”

@AliExpress_EN #AlibabaChildSexDolls
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“One of the merchants even provided a sickening video of a baby doll with replica genitalia, demonstrating how it could be ‘used’.”

“I’ve been an activist with Collective Shout for 10 yrs & this is the most disturbing content I’ve seen” @MelLiszewski said. “Deeply distressing.”

“The investigation found large numbers of replica child dolls marketed as “young girl”, “flat chest” and “sex dolls for men” sold on Alibaba by 18 different suppliers.

Some of the models were as small as 65cm, which is roughly the height of a six-month-old baby.”

“At a time when there is more awareness of child sexual abuse than ever, how is it that a multi-billion dollar mainstream corporation like @AlibabaGroup can profit from normalising the rape of babies?” @MelLiszewski said.

.@caitlin_roper is a campaigns manager at Collective Shout and a PhD candidate researching female-bodied sex dolls and robots.

Dolls such as those uncovered on Alibaba are far from harmless, Ms Roper said.

“Child sex abuse dolls are designed to facilitate users’ fantasies of raping a child,” @caitlin_roper said. “This is not a victimless crime – these lifelike dolls normalise and legitimise the sexual use and abuse of children.”

“An Australian Institute of Criminology report in 2019 found that lifelike child dolls could lead to an increase in the sexual abuse of children.”

@AlibabaGroup @AliExpress_EN @joetsai1999 #DanielZhang @JackMa @SoftBank @masason @TRowePrice @blackrock #AlibabaChildSexDolls

“We maintain a robust product listing policy that prohibits.....”

No @AlibabaGroup you don’t. How long has this doll been listed?

@AliExpress_EN @joetsai1999 #DanielZhang @JackMa @SoftBank @masason @TRowePrice @blackrock #AlibabaChildSexDolls

“Collective Shout is campaigning for credit card and money transfer companies to cease their business with @AlibabaGroup until it does more to stop the sale of child dolls.”

We will continue calling this out whenever and wherever we see it.

#AlibabaChildSexDolls

Anyone purchasing a child or baby sex abuse doll from @AlibabaGroup (or anywhere else) & importing to Australia face up to 15 years prison.

@AliExpress_EN @joetsai1999 #DanielZhang @JackMa @SoftBank @masason @TRowePrice @blackrock #AlibabaChildSexDolls

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