REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Minister of Cooperatives and SMEs (Menkop UKM) Teten Masduki said there are indications that the TikTok platform has not yet complied with Minister of Trade Regulation Number 31 of 2023 (Permendag 31/2023) concerning the obligation to separate social media and e-commerce.

"Has TikTok complied with Permendag 31, was there any separation (e-commerce and social media separation-Ed)? We were discussing it with the Minister of Trade (Zulkifli Hasan). We see that there has been no change. There are indications of violations of the rules," Teten said during the 2023 Reflection and 2024 Outlook Discussion of the Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs (Kemenkop UKM) in Jakarta, Thursday (Dec. 21, 2023).

Teten emphasized that the government was consistent in implementing Permendag 31, so that there are no monopolistic practices in the digital economic market. "The government has to be consistent for this. This was very fundamental so that there were no monopolistic practices in the digital market," he said.

Teten added that the Kemenkop UKM and the Kemendag have the same position regarding the separation of social media and e-commerce. In Permendag 31, there was no regulation regarding a transition period of three months or four months for e-commerce platforms.