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With YouTube Shopping, Alphabet Inc and Shopee will be competing against TikTok, the Bytedance-owned video app, which has increased its ambitions for the region after taking control of Indonesia's biggest e-commerce platform Tokopedia.

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Toki, a social commerce platform based in the Philippines, has secured $1.8 million pre-seed funding to address demands of untapped market. The pre-seed funding comes from venture capital partners Kaya Founders and Foxmont Capital Partners.

Tik Tok is said to have agreed broadly to work with GoTo’s Tokopedia across several areas rather than compete directly with the Indonesian platform.

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ByteDance Ltd’s TikTok is said to be in the process of obtaining an e-commerce permit in Indonesia, local media Antara reported.

Indonesia is also among the first countries in Southeast Asia to push back against TikTok. Following the Indonesia restrictions, nearby Malaysia also said it is studying the possibility of regulating TikTok and its e-commerce operations.

Thoughtful Media Group Inc (TMG), the Thailand-based social commerce-focused, premium digital advertising network of Society Pass Incorporated (SoPa), has on Tuesday announced that it will commence sponsoring local live music events in Southeast Asia (SEA), resulting in creating unique marketing opportunities for advertisers.

Atlassian Corporation, a provider of team collaboration and productivity software based in Australia, will acquire video messaging platform Loom for approximately $975 million to supercharge team collaboration.