TikTok CEO Chew Shou Zi at an event at The Ritz Carlton, Pacific Place in Jakarta on June 15. The social media platform is banned from e-commerce in Indonesia. - Reuters
JAKARTA (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Indonesia this week joined Australia, India and the United States in taking a firm stand against TikTok, dealing a massive blow to the video-sharing platform by banning it from facilitating e-commerce sales by third parties.
Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan said on Wednesday (Sept 27) that revisions to local trade regulations to disallow social media platforms from providing payment facilities, among other things, came into effect the day before, after a high-level Cabinet meeting on Monday.
