Following Indonesia, the Fate of TikTok Shop in Malaysia is on the Edge

Following the translation of the given 'Bahasa' text to 'English' while preserving any HTML tags: "Following Indonesia, the Fate of TikTok Shop in Malaysia is Hanging by a Thread."

Dream - The Indonesian government's decision to ban TikTok Shop services in Indonesia has prompted Malaysia to consider taking similar action. The neighboring country's government is currently considering the sales services provided by the short video sharing platform. "This plan takes into account the actions previously taken by the Indonesian government to ban e-commerce transactions on the TikTok social media platform before designing appropriate actions in the country," said Malaysian Minister of Communications and Digital Fahmi Fadzil, as quoted by The Star on Tuesday, October 10, 2023.

Fahmi said many complaints came from the public who felt concerned about the existence of TikTok Shop. Not only small businesses, but also several big stores voiced concerns about the competition issue regarding the prices of products sold through the platform.

Following Indonesia, the Fate of TikTok Shop in Malaysia is on the Edge

"Many Malaysian people use the TikTok Shop platform to sell goods. Therefore, I will ask the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and the ministry to examine the policy actions taken by the Indonesian government,"

Clear, Fahmi.

"I think TikTok needs to move forward and explain because one of the reasons TikTok Shop is banned in Indonesia is due to the issue of predatory pricing that threatens local entrepreneurs there," he said. In addition to price alone, Fahmi continued, TikTok also needs to explain about the protection of personal data which is a concern for the community when shopping on the platform."

“ I think all social media platforms will learn the behavior of their users, starting from what we like, what we share, what we buy, and what we watch. ”

"So, there are several things that need to be considered by the Ministry and MCMC, especially in terms of consumerism or personal data protection. I will immediately call TikTok to discuss this issue," said the member of parliament from Lembah Pantai."

Fahmi said that this discussion is important because his ministry has also received complaints from media organizations regarding the use of social media that affects their operations.

"Many companies no longer advertise through (traditional) media but through social media platforms." So, this affects the media and I am very concerned about this issue," he added.

Beforehand, Indonesian Minister of Trade Zulkifli Hasan stated that this ban aims to prevent the use of personal data for business purposes and also to create a fair, healthy, and beneficial electronic trading ecosystem.

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