TikTok has shut down its shopping feature in Indonesia after the country implemented a ban on commerce through social media platforms. The move aims to protect local business owners, but experts warn that it could harm small businesses. Vietnam's communications ministry has also accused TikTok of failing to effectively block content that violates the law. Indonesia hopes that banning TikTok Shop will drive consumers back to physical stores, which have suffered due to the popularity of social commerce. However, the ban could have unintended consequences. The ban in Indonesia is part of a broader plan to curb sales directly through apps like TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram, which are believed to have negatively impacted brick-and-mortar businesses in the country.
📺 TikTok Shop's live commerce is booming in Southeast Asia. 💰 Livestreamers on TikTok Shop can make tens of millions of rupiah monthly (around $650), with the average monthly salary in Indonesia being about $197. https://t.co/lAhlecn9rM
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“My kid could get a better education because of TikTok Shop” Millions of sellers stranded as TikTok Shop shutters in Indonesia https://t.co/epKuzdA0qq
What happened to the TikTok ban? https://t.co/vuUtUZdmLo
Millions of sellers stranded as TikTok Shop shutters in Indonesia https://t.co/epKuzdA0qq
In 50 Words: Who gains most from TikTok Shop ban in Indonesia? https://t.co/Hf85BEqxBO
🛍️ TikTok Shop faces potential ban in Indonesia. 🇮🇩 Government accuses it of monopolistic practices and predatory pricing. 💼 Over 6 million sellers and 7 million creators impacted. 💔 While some fear job losses, others support the ban. https://t.co/6C7DsXLDxY
Indonesia hopes banning TikTok Shop will bring consumers back to physical stores that have lost business due to the rising popularity of social commerce, but experts say the policy could end up harming thousands of small businesses in the country https://t.co/epKuzdA0qq
TikTok Shop ban in Indonesia: Who is it really protecting? https://t.co/L9aZdPlaxZ
Vietnam’s Communications Ministry accused China’s TikTok Inc. of failing to effectively block content that violates the law after the authority conducted inspections of the platform’s operations, the VietnamNet news website reported. https://t.co/tdjJJphA9P
Indonesia’s move to shut down TikTok Shop is part of a plan to curb sales directly through apps like TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram, which it believes have hurt the country’s brick-and-mortar businesses https://t.co/epKuzdAyfY
TikTok Shop was just shut down in Indonesia, its second largest market. The country banned commerce on social media "to protect local merchants, prevent algorithms from dominating the market and stop the use of personal data for business purposes" https://t.co/XBiNoD6GOc
Vietnam’s communications ministry accuses TikTok of failing to effectively block content that violates the law, VietnamNet news website reports https://t.co/k3OfKHLPzG
TikTok shut down its shopping feature in Indonesia on Wednesday after the country banned commerce on social media platforms to protect local business owners. https://t.co/K3OgQ0mygw
TikTok shut down its Shop apparatus in Indonesia on Wednesday after the country banned commerce on social media platforms to protect local business owners, a setback for the app’s new venture in a major market. https://t.co/oSGz1mB0Ml
Vietnam’s communications ministry accuses TikTok of failing to effectively block content that violates the law, VietnamNet news website reports https://t.co/Kj1KzFZC3f
A day after ban, TikTok Shop’s Indonesia sellers are staying put – for now https://t.co/26ebOcBRaE
TikTok Shop loses Indonesia - its fastest-growing market https://t.co/4o4bSXeUs6
TikTok suspended its online-retail operation in Indonesia from Wednesday to comply with curbs on social commerce, a big setback for the Chinese-owned startup in one of its fastest-growing markets. https://t.co/DuCJ9Lv94e
TikTok has obeyed government orders to suspend its Shop feature in Indonesia, the app’s second-largest market. The move is designed to help physical stores, but leaves millions of TikTok sellers stranded https://t.co/epKuzdA0qq
TikTok plans to stop facilitating e-commerce transactions on TikTok Shop in Indonesia on October 4 to comply with the country's curbs on social commerce (Bloomberg) https://t.co/9hWS9BQLAl 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/hjss2pWOFn
TikTok: Social media app halts online shopping in Indonesia https://t.co/eDtbSoQYJj
TikTok will suspend its online-retail operation in Indonesia from Wednesday to comply with curbs on social commerce https://t.co/WtJxYHxirT
TikTok will suspend its online-retail operation in Indonesia from Wednesday to comply with curbs on social commerce https://t.co/BN4Cn2hvI4
TikTok Shop officially closes in Indonesia tomorrow https://t.co/ZqVjdP3W8F
TikTok Shop ban in Indonesia: Who is it really protecting? https://t.co/cHu6O1GMGt
Uncertain future: TikTok Shop faces first regulatory headwinds in Indonesia https://t.co/VzRVcSRe0q
Data and sources: TikTok Shop was on pace to handle $6B+ worth of transactions in Indonesia in 2023, before its ban in the country, and $17B+ in Southeast Asia (@juroosawa / The Information) https://t.co/gjFupMVMTC 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/hXx4yHn5jb
More than a third of TikTok Shop’s Southeast Asian business is expected to come from Indonesia this year, a market now threatened by a government ban. New from @JuroOsawa & @jingyanghk https://t.co/Z228Te5EXo
TikTok's Southeast Asia ambitions take a major hit with Indonesia ban https://t.co/WfcRF4Nm8N