South Korea lifts import ban on sex dolls.Image source, S3studio
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Adult-sized sex dolls have been allowed into the country.

It was decided that the government wasn't interfering in people's private lives.

The revised guidelines allow adult-shaped dolls through customs, but they are not allowed to be child-like.

Sex dolls are not against the law. Thousands of them have been seized.

South Korea has a law that restricts goods that are seen as harming the country's traditions and public morals.

They asked the court for the ban to be lifted and the dolls to be released into the country. The products didn't affect human dignity.

Sex dolls are classified as pornography by the Supreme Court because they are used for personal purposes.

More than one million people signed a petition to stop the import of these dolls. The author of the petition claimed that the dolls could lead to more sex crimes.

When the ban was lifted, the matter was solved. After reviewing recent court rulings and opinions from relevant government agencies, the decision was made.

Importers can get their products back from government custody. More than 1,000 sex dolls have arrived in South Korea over the last four years, according to customs officials.

Sex dolls that look like real people will be banned by the custom officials.

There are restrictions on the sale of sex dolls in Australia, the UK and the US.

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The fights felt like nothing compared to escaping North Korea.