Wish application: the Constitutional Council confirms the banning of the app

Freedom of expression, freedom of enterprise. Wish has tried everything. Dismissed by the administrative court of Paris, the company tried its luck before the Constitutional Council, in vain. Not only does the site remain inaccessible in France, but the application is banned from application stores…

Wish is an American site that offers poor quality items, mostly made in China. Nothing reprehensible so far except that Wish also practices false advertising and counterfeiting. The icing on the cake, the DGCCRF has singled out the site for numerous cases where the European standards are not respected on many objects: dangerous electronic devices, flammable toys, etc. Wish has even become a household phrase: “You’re the Wish version of Rihana! » Where “Your Wish jacket is nice”. In November 2021, the government de-indexes the site from the French Internet by asking search engines to “forget” the site. Google Play Store and Apple App Store are also removing the app from their store.

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Wish tries a gamble

Wish counter-attacked before the Paris administrative court and then before the Constitutional Council. Twice, the online store was dismissed. Wish attempted to advocate freedom of expression and freedom of enterprise. The judges were not receptive: the string is too big. What is the relationship with freedom of expression? As for entrepreneurial freedom, Wish should know thatwe do not joke with counterfeits in the country of LVMH… Note that the site is not blocked like a YggTorrent can be. So propose The big mop downloading is therefore more serious than burning infants in the third degree…