The Swedish government has announced a strong crackdown on the sale of sex dolls that resemble children. This move comes after the discovery that some online sellers, including Amazon, were offering these disturbing products. The situation is serious, not only for Sweden but for the entire Western world, including the United States.
Sweden’s Minister for Social Services, Camilla Waltersson Grönvall, said she was heartbroken as a mother to see these types of dolls being sold. She spoke after a special meeting that included government officials, online platforms, and child protection groups. The goal was to make sure these dolls are removed from the market and never sold again.
These dolls are described as being about one meter tall, often dressed in school uniforms, and clearly designed to look like children. The group ChildX, which fights child exploitation, said these products are sold in a way that sexualizes children. They filed a police report against Amazon and other e-commerce sites earlier this month.
Let’s be clear: this is not just a Swedish problem. It is part of a much larger issue affecting the safety of children and the moral health of our societies. When companies allow these kinds of products to be sold, they help normalize child abuse. That is a threat not just to children in Sweden, but to children everywhere—including in the United States.
From a national security standpoint, this issue raises serious concerns. The online sale of childlike sex dolls is not just a moral failure—it is a criminal one. It supports a culture that erases boundaries between right and wrong. If such behavior is allowed to grow, it weakens the very foundations of law and order. And when the rule of law breaks down, national security is at risk.
The fact that major e-commerce companies like Amazon were caught selling these kinds of products shows a dangerous gap in oversight. Amazon has said that it has strict policies and that it removed the listings once they were flagged. But that only happened after public pressure and a police complaint. In other words, the system failed until it was forced to act.
Big Tech companies have become global giants, controlling much of what we see, buy, and share online. But with that power comes responsibility. When they fail to police the sale of items that promote child abuse, they become part of the problem. The same platforms that censor political speech in the U.S. somehow failed to catch the open sale of childlike sex dolls. That raises serious questions about their priorities.
France is also taking action. Its government has moved to suspend access to the online shopping site Shein after finding childlike sex dolls and illegal weapons on its platform. This shows that the problem is not limited to one country or one company. It is part of a pattern—a pattern of moral decay that is spreading across the West.
For the United States, this should be a wake-up call. We must remain vigilant, not only to protect our children but to defend the values that make our nation strong. That means holding tech companies accountable. It means tightening laws around the sale and distribution of obscene or exploitative materials. And it means recognizing that the fight to protect children is also a fight to protect national security.
President Trump’s administration has made clear its commitment to law and order. As this issue gains more attention globally, the United States must act as a leader. That includes working with allies like Sweden and France to shut down the global trade in materials that exploit children.
America must never allow its markets—or its moral compass—to be hijacked by those who profit from abuse. The line must be drawn clearly and without apology. When it comes to protecting children, there can be no middle ground.