Coverage dated December 25, 2022

South Korea formally ends ban on imported sex dolls after lawsuits over customs seizures

Headline from CBS News

Courts had ordered customs to release the sex dolls, saying they are used in people's private spaces and don't undermine human dignity.

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  1. CBS News

    South Korea formally ends ban on imported sex dolls after lawsuits over customs seizures (opens CBS News)

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    Courts had ordered customs to release the sex dolls, saying they are used in people's private spaces and don't undermine human dignity.

  2. NBC Los Angeles

    Ban on Imported Full-Body Sex Dolls Lifted by South Korea (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Most courts have agreed with importers and ordered customs to release sex dolls, saying they are used in people’s private spaces and don’t undermine human dignity.

  3. WFMZ Allentown

    South Korea ends ban on imported sex dolls (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    South Korea has formally ended a ban on the import of full-body sex dolls, ending years of debate over how much the government can interfere in private life. Although there

  4. WFAA Dallas

    South Korea lifts ban on imported sex dolls (opens WFAA Dallas)

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    The dolls were being seized by customs, citing a clause in the law that bans the import of goods that “harm the country’s beautiful traditions and public moral."

  5. UPI

    South Korea loosens unofficial ban on imports of sex dolls (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    South Korea's Custom Services announced Monday it has revised its long-standing unofficial policy banning the importation of sex dolls into the country.

  6. MyNorthwest

    South Korea allows import of sex dolls as private matter (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea has formally ended a ban on the import of full-body sex dolls, ending years of debate over how much the government

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