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TikTok seeks Indonesian e-commerce partnerships with Tokopedia, Blibli, Bukalapak after social media platform ban
- The app, owned by Chinese tech giant ByteDance, has spoken with 5 companies in Indonesia about potential partnerships according to a government official
- TikTok was forced to close its e-commerce service in Indonesia last month after the country implemented an online shopping ban on social media platforms
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TikTok has been holding talks with Indonesian e-commerce companies about possible partnerships, an Indonesian minister said on Monday, a month after Southeast Asia’s largest economy banned online shopping on social media platforms.
TikTok has spoken with five companies including GoTo’s e-commerce unit Tokopedia, Bukalapak.com and Blibli, according to Teten Masduki, minister for small-medium enterprises (SMEs).
“Some e-commerce companies in Indonesia have talked to TikTok,” he said in an interview, citing what the companies’ executives told him.
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Indonesia’s trade ministry implemented the ban last month, aiming to protect smaller bricks-and-mortar merchants and ensure the protection of users’ data.
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Outcry among TikTok sellers after Indonesia bans transactions on social media platforms
Outcry among TikTok sellers after Indonesia bans transactions on social media platforms
It was a particular blow to TikTok, which was forced to close its e-commerce service TikTok Shop. TikTok has 125 million users in Indonesia.
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