The government plans to prohibit social media companies from allowing users to conduct e-commerce transactions on their platforms.

A draft for the amendment of Trade Ministry Regulation No. 50/2020 defines social commerce as the provision of features by social media platforms that enable merchants to offer goods and services.

The bill, a draft of which was obtained by The Jakarta Post, stipulates three key points concerning social commerce, or the provision of e-commerce services by social media platforms.

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courtesy of THE JAKARTA POST

by Ruth Dea Juwita (The Jakarta Post)

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