Still Buying Outside The TikTok Shop Application, The Minister Of Communication And Information Will Meet TikTok Boss In Indonesia

JAKARTA - Minister of Communication and Information (Menkominfo) Budi Arie Setiadi plans to meet the boss or representative of TikTok in Indonesia in the near future.

A number of agendas will be discussed by the Minister of Communication and Information, including data security and developments in TikTok Shop, which is currently back in operation after collaborating with local Tokopedia e-commerce.

"Later we can talk about what kind of data security it is. Because there are many who suspect it, but we still have to see first," said Minister of Communication and Information Budi at the Ministry of Communication and Information Office, Central Jakarta, Thursday, March 14, quoted by Antara.

Recently, the United States House of Representatives (DPR) passed a bill that could prohibit TikTok from operating there if TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, did not sell its shares. If the regulation applies then ByteDance should have sold TikTok within a six-month deadline or social media will be blocked on app stores or websites in the US.

Budi said that at the meeting he would not only discuss the topic of data security, but also discuss more about the development of the digital platform in Indonesia.

In addition, the Minister of Communication and Information regarding Tik Tok Shop responded to the statement by the Minister of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (Menkop UKM) Teten Masduki on Thursday, March 7, who said TikTok had not complied with regulations in Indonesia because it was still carrying out buying and selling activities through its social media platform. Teten said TikTok had not made a clear separation between its social media platform, TikTok, and e-commerce platform, TikTok Shop.

"We also studied it, because we need as much data input as possible regarding TikTok Shop," said Budi.

Earlier this year, the Ministry of Communication and Informatics reprimanded platform X (formerly called Twitter) for broadcasting promotional advertisements containing online gambling. At the end of February, the Ministry of Communications and Informatics stated that it had sent a call to X to discuss the matter.