Hashtag #KamiUMKM DiTikTok Trending On Social Media

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JAKARTA - TikTok is again trending on social media Twitter on Monday, September 25. This time #KamiUMKMdiTikTok became a hot topic of conversation on social media.

The hashtag was in 2nd place trending topics at 22.18 WIB. Hashtag #KamiUMKMdiTikTok appeared on the social media homepage as a form of support from MSME players for the TikTok Shop platform.

According to observers, there is no solid basis to claim that TikTok Shop is involved in the practice of e-commerce monopoly in Indonesia and if the government wants to implement a policy of separating social media and e-commerce, public testing should be carried out," said the account owner @cutebii_

"Why is it.. how come it's limited?? It helps offline traders so they can sell online too?," said the account owner @liejason99 who then added the hashtag #KamiUMKMdiTikTok in his tweet.

Previously, the government would evaluate the existence of TikTok Shop in Indonesia through the revision of the Regulation of the Ministry of Trade Number 50 of 2020. This happened because the integration between social media and e-commerce carried out by TikTok Shop should not be allowed in Indonesia.

However, if the revision of Permendag 50/2020 continues, Indonesia will experience setbacks and will no longer be the same as other developed countries. This is because online sellers should not receive discrimination treatment because they have dared to switch to the digital era.

MSME actors (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) should receive praise for encouraging the progress of Indonesia's digital economy, and inspiring traditional sellers to be more open to innovation and technology.