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TikTok launches online shopping in Spain and Ireland

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TikTok has launched its in-app purchasing service in Spain and Ireland.

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TikTok has launched its TikTok Shop in Spain and Ireland, which will allow its users to buy directly in the social network application. “The service will offer users the ability to purchase products and talk to companies and creators in real time,” the social media company said in a statement, adding that “the option to sell products is exclusive to companies based in Spain and Ireland.”

Electric fryers and health supplements between 3 and 60 euros

TikTok’s in-app purchasing feature officially debuted in Spain on Tuesday, with products featured in digital stores including electric fryers and health supplementswith prices ranging from 3 euros ($3.16) to 60 euros, according to a list that TikTok shared with the creators and that was seen by ‘Bloomberg News’.

In Spain, 20 million people use TikTok every monthaccording to the company. TikTok claims to work with trusted third-party payment platforms to facilitate transactions securely. The social media app is expected to launch its shopping services also in France, Germany and Italy.

The service has proven to be one of the fastest-growing businesses for Chinese TikTok owner ByteDance Ltd., and its European expansion is seen as a push to find alternative markets after the company faces being banned in the US unless TikTok’s parent, China-based ByteDance, divests its stakes in the social media company.

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