TikTok’s retail ambitions have confronted an obstacle in Indonesia, which views the app as a threat to local businesses.Indonesia was one of the first countries where TikTok launched TikTok Shop, betting on the app’s potential to become a successful retail platform for the company’s second-largest user base.Now, the country has become the first to block the feature.TikTok, a hugely popular short-form video platform, shut down its Shop apparatus in Indonesia on Wednesday after the country banned commerce on social media platforms to protect local business owners, a setback for the app’s new venture in a major market.TikTok Shop is one of…
TikTok Shop Feature is Shuttered in Indonesia After Ban – The New York Times
