Sea Jumped Over 11% As Indonesia May Issue Regulations on Social Media E-Commerce This Week

Reuters2023-09-26

JAKARTA : Indonesia may on Tuesday issue a regulation on the use of social media to sell goods in the country, President Joko Widodo said, a move intended to quell threats to offline markets in Southeast Asia's biggest economy.

Sea jumped over 11% on the news.

Ministers have repeatedly said that e-commerce sellers using predatory pricing on social media platforms are threatening offline markets in Indonesia, with some officials specifically citing the video platform TikTok as an example.

"We just...decided on the use of social media for e-commerce. Tomorrow it will perhaps come out," the president, who is commonly known as Jokowi, said in a streamed video address on Monday.

"What the people are expecting is that the advancement of technology can create new economic potential, not kill existing economies."

Jokowi did not mention any specific companies or offer further details on the regulation, which is being formulated by the trade ministry.

Current trade regulations do not specifically cover direct transactions on social media.

Deputy Trade Minister Jerry Sambuaga earlier this month said that "social media and social commerce cannot be combined," vowing to ban the mix of the two, citing TikTok's "live" features that allow people to sell goods.

A TikTok Indonesia spokesperson on Monday said that social commerce was important for local sellers and helps connect them with local creators who can direct traffic to their online shops.

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Comments

  • Adrian_Sun
    2023-09-26
    Adrian_Sun
    No la its not is just oversold and news like thispour gasoline to scare the bears away.
  • suv
    2023-09-26
    suv
    SEA is not social media company by nature so SEA still can sell via Shopee Live. This is unfair advantage that Tik Tok doesn't have. Tik Tok Live is being restricted but not Shopee Live. 
  • Limpc88
    2023-09-25
    Limpc88
    SEA stand a chance to be the nominated platform causing the surge in price?
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