WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - TikTok has announced that it will halt transactions on its e-commerce marketplace in Indonesia after the country banned the short videos app's e-commerce trade on social media.
The Indonesian Ministry of Trade last week set a one-week deadline for TikTok to become a standalone app, without any e-commerce feature.
'Our priority is to remain compliant with local laws and regulations. As such, we will no longer facilitate e-commerce transactions in TikTok Shop Indonesia by 17:00 GMT+7, October 4, and will continue to cooperate with the relevant authorities on the path forward,' TikTok said in a statement.
The government's decision comes after President Joko Widodo recently called for regulation on social media apps in order to protect offline merchants and marketplaces.
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