Indonesia requests Apple block Temu from the App Store

Posted:
in iOS

Apple has been asked by the Indonesian government to block the Chinese retailer Temu from the App Store, to try and protect small businesses in the country.

Orange square with white icons of a dress, rocking horse, shoe, and bag above the word TEMU. Background shows US dollar bills.
Temu



Temu has become a major force in online shopping in a short space of time, thanks to its low-priced inventory. However, in one country's case, it is trying to take action by making it harder to shop through it.

The government of Indonesia has requested Apple and Google block access to Temu's app, so that citizens can't download it, reports Reuters.

The request is being made by ministers as a preemptive measure to protect its small and medium-sized businesses from the retailer. It's also being made despite there not having been any recorded transactions through the app by the country's residents.

Calling Temu "unhealthy competition," communications minister Budi Arie Setiadi said "We're not here to protect e-commerce, but we protect small and medium enterprises. There are millions we must protect."

So far, Apple and Google have yet to respond to the request, with Temu downloadable in both regional app storefronts.

Along with the app blocking request, the government wants to block any attempt by Temu to invest in local e-commerce ventures. Again, this is preemptive, as Temu hasn't yet made any such investments.

Temu isn't the only company being targeted by the government. Shein is also anticipated to receive the same treatment in the future, Budi claimed.

The government has previously forced TikTok to close its e-commerce services in the country in 2023. This prompted TikTok to buy a majority stake in GoTo to continue sales in the region.



Read on AppleInsider

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 7
    US should do the same thing, they blatantly rip off US IP
    mknelsonbaconstangNotSoMuchwatto_cobra
  • Reply 2 of 7
    danoxdanox Posts: 3,383member
    How about roll up your sleeves and design something to compete against them? Instead of crying and giving up. Sanctions and banning particularly against big countries like the United States, China or India or even Russia don’t really work that well in the end.

    When I first saw Shein my reaction was that idea is ingenious why isn’t any American or European company doing that a big way using tech and I don’t mean Amazon? Where are our copycats or look-alikes? When needed? Maybe it’s the fashion/women angle and the supply chain-aspect in the west? In short the male dominated tech bro venture capitalists in America would not be sympathetic to such an idea like Shein.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shein I noticed all tech companies once they get big all have the same problems irregardless of what part of the world they started in. I remember writing something about this company couple years ago on this site I cannot believe that no American company is in this area involving fashion, maybe there is and they just haven’t gotten the traction yet?
    edited October 11
  • Reply 3 of 7
    mknelsonmknelson Posts: 1,146member
    danox said:
    How about roll up your sleeves and design something to compete against them? Instead of crying and giving up. Sanctions and banning particularly against big countries like the United States, China or India or even Russia don’t really work that well in the end.

    When I first saw Shein my reaction was that idea is ingenious why isn’t any American or European company doing that a big way using tech and I don’t mean Amazon? Where are our copycats or look-alikes? When needed? Maybe it’s the fashion/women angle and the supply chain-aspect in the west? In short the male dominated tech bro venture capitalists in America would not be sympathetic to such an idea like Shein.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shein I noticed all tech companies once they get big all have the same problems irregardless of what part of the world they started in. I remember writing something about this company couple years ago on this site I cannot believe that no American company is in this area involving fashion, maybe there is and they just haven’t gotten the traction yet?
    What, sell crappily made clothing that likely isn't as represented and will get thrown out after a wear or two as well and likely uses graphics and other designs (as Alandail points out) are often blatantly stolen from the original creators?

    Why would you want that?
    baconstangNotSoMuchForumPostbeowulfschmidtgrandact73watto_cobra
  • Reply 4 of 7
    danox said:
    How about roll up your sleeves and design something to compete against them? Instead of crying and giving up. Sanctions and banning particularly against big countries like the United States, China or India or even Russia don’t really work that well in the end.

    When I first saw Shein my reaction was that idea is ingenious why isn’t any American or European company doing that a big way using tech and I don’t mean Amazon? Where are our copycats or look-alikes? When needed? Maybe it’s the fashion/women angle and the supply chain-aspect in the west? In short the male dominated tech bro venture capitalists in America would not be sympathetic to such an idea like Shein.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shein I noticed all tech companies once they get big all have the same problems irregardless of what part of the world they started in. I remember writing something about this company couple years ago on this site I cannot believe that no American company is in this area involving fashion, maybe there is and they just haven’t gotten the traction yet?

    You don't understand, they steal our designs, then sell it under our name with free shipping for less than it costs us to ship. Customer thinks is us, gets junk.
    NotSoMuchForumPostwatto_cobra
  • Reply 5 of 7
    mknelson said:
    danox said:
    How about roll up your sleeves and design something to compete against them? Instead of crying and giving up. Sanctions and banning particularly against big countries like the United States, China or India or even Russia don’t really work that well in the end.

    When I first saw Shein my reaction was that idea is ingenious why isn’t any American or European company doing that a big way using tech and I don’t mean Amazon? Where are our copycats or look-alikes? When needed? Maybe it’s the fashion/women angle and the supply chain-aspect in the west? In short the male dominated tech bro venture capitalists in America would not be sympathetic to such an idea like Shein.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shein I noticed all tech companies once they get big all have the same problems irregardless of what part of the world they started in. I remember writing something about this company couple years ago on this site I cannot believe that no American company is in this area involving fashion, maybe there is and they just haven’t gotten the traction yet?
    What, sell crappily made clothing that likely isn't as represented and will get thrown out after a wear or two as well and likely uses graphics and other designs (as Alandail points out) are often blatantly stolen from the original creators?

    Why would you want that?
    Why would i not want that? Endless supply of used shirts aka the best rags for cleaning. Plus not paying 90% of the price for the branding is a bonus.
  • Reply 6 of 7
    Temu should be illegal in any free country. 

    Apple needs to honor Indonesia’s request. 

    If it were China asking (telling?) them to block an app, it would be done already. 

    But apple may wait for Indonesia to pass a law banning temu first. That would be consistent with their policies and historical actions. 
    ForumPost
  • Reply 7 of 7
    danoxdanox Posts: 3,383member
    The problem is those Chinese companies (Shein, Wish, Temu) may start cheap at first but in the long-term they will move up the chain selling direct to the world online like solar panels or EV’s, and they will win the war, most of the world is on a severe budget, where the Chinese will win is that they will supply the rest of the world, while most of the United States companies will be on the outside looking in, in fact America has already sold our soul, most clothing companies like Levi Strauss, long ago stop making stuff in the United States, ironically, for Levi that last place was in North Carolina and their decision wasn’t because people were refusing to pay their price.

    Levi was known for making the best general purpose jeans that you could buy anywhere they still moved out to cheaper locations to make their jeans (China), and most will still pay any price they Levi ask. How many of you own men’s clothes, bedsheets, towels, rugs and various other items made in Pakistan and India one day those companies, will start to sell online direct to you the Indian and Pakistani versions are coming if they’re not already here.

    The BYD strategy is they will be every place else in the world with an electric vehicle of any type, Tesla will be lucky to have the United States left by 2035 because every other place in the world will be taken over by a Chinese brand. It appears that women around the world are willing to buy fashion items no matter the risk.

    When Amazon first started the big American retailers Sears, JCPenney, Montgomery Wards, laughed them off no one‘s is laughing anymore those two Chinese companies are taking over the rest of the world other than sanctions who’s gonna step up and actually compete before it’s too late. Behaving like the EU isn’t going to get you anywhere long-term.
    edited October 12 ForumPostwatto_cobra
Sign In or Register to comment.