Today Jokowi Gathers Ministers To Discuss TikTok Shop
JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo and related ministers held a limited meeting to discuss commercial activities with electronic systems, one of which was TikTok Shop, at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta.
"About commerce with electronic systems. Yes, TikTok (Shop)," said Minister of Communication and Information Budi Arie Setiadi at the Presidential Palace, quoted by ANTARA, Monday, September 25.
Budi has not explained what points will be discussed in the meeting.
Meanwhile, Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan said the meeting was to discuss digital trade as a whole.
"Yes, (about trading) digital, everything. Meetings about e-commerce," said Zulkifli.
Previously, Jokowi said the impact of e-commerce, one of which was on the short video hosting service platform TikTok, had made sales and production in the scope of micro, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to the conventional market plummeting.
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Jokowi assessed that the platform owned by the Chinese company should only act as social media and not economic media.
"It has an effect on MSMEs, on production in small businesses, micro businesses, and also on the market. In the market, some markets have started to decline due to attacks. Supposedly, this should be social media, not the media economy," Jokowi said after reviewing road infrastructure in North Penajam Paser Regency, East Kalimantan, last Saturday.