Jakarta has mixed reactions to TikTok Shop’s ban

🔒️ On the ban: In early October, Indonesia banned TikTok Shop to protect MSMEs and the data privacy of its citizens. Indonesia was TikTok’s second largest market with 113 million users

🔎Not the last: Some business owners loved the ban and wanted more of them for other platforms like Shopee, Lazada and Tokopedia (Indonesia’s own ecommerce platform), stating that ecommerce resulted in less foot traffic.

📉 Or is it too much: Some merchants, however, complained that the banning of TikTok Shop led to lower sales.