JAKARTA -- Chinese-owned TikTok will invest more than $1.5 billion and take a majority stake in Tokopedia, the Indonesian superapp GoTo's e-commerce unit, the companies announced on Monday.
Move comes after Indonesia banned direct e-commerce on social media platforms

Chinese-owned TikTok will take a controlling stake in GoTo's Tokopedia unit and will invest over $1.5 billion in the "enlarged entity over time." (Nikkei montage/Source photos by GoTo group and AP)
JAKARTA -- Chinese-owned TikTok will invest more than $1.5 billion and take a majority stake in Tokopedia, the Indonesian superapp GoTo's e-commerce unit, the companies announced on Monday.