Published on 20/10/2026 - 9:27 GMT+2•Updated 9:30

With national elections due in six months to select a successor for President Emmanuel Macron, France faced some of its most intense street violence in years over the weekend, leaving thousands of shops damaged and many looted. The clashes followed weeks of student protests calling for better school conditions.

Authorities stated that more than 3,000 businesses sustained damage. Starting Sunday, images shared on social media showed resale listings for goods reportedly taken during the weekend disturbances.

Digital minister Anne Le Henanff wrote on X that stolen items from this weekend are being offered for sale on certain platforms.

She added that the platforms must remove the listings in question without delay.

She called representatives of six platforms to a meeting attended by officials from the interior and justice ministries.

Le Henanff said the platforms will also need to work closely with state authorities to allow prosecution of those reselling stolen goods.

The French commerce ministry noted that representatives of Vinted, Amazon, eBay, Leboncoin, Meta and TikTok along with the French online retail association Fevad were invited to the discussions.

Contacted by AFP, Vinted stated it follows a policy of zero tolerance in these cases and is cooperating actively with law enforcement and French authorities.

The Vilnius-based second-hand platform said its teams acted immediately since the weekend to identify and remove listings that may involve stolen goods while increasing monitoring of suspicious ads, without giving details on the scale.

eBay said it was not in a position to confirm any increase in listings that may be linked to thefts over the weekend.

The online auction platform noted it uses proactive technological tools to detect the sale of stolen goods.