A delivery rider on a motorcycle in the central business district in Jakarta, Indonesia. Online shoppers in Indonesia can choose the company to deliver their purchases, and Sea’s ecommerce arm Shopee set up an algorithm that prioritised its own service over other options, including local contenders, the antitrust watchdog known as KPPU said in a hearing on May 28. — Bloomberg
Indonesia’s antitrust authorities are investigating South-East Asia’s ecommerce leader Sea Ltd for potentially unfairly favouring its own delivery service over other alternatives.
Online shoppers in Indonesia can choose the company to deliver their purchases, and Sea’s ecommerce arm Shopee set up an algorithm that prioritised its own service over other options, including local contenders, the antitrust watchdog known as KPPU said in a hearing on May 28. Shopee’s legal team, which was present at the event, is scheduled to respond at a follow-up hearing on June 11.
