TikTok takes on Facebook with US e-commerce push, says report

Viral video app set to unveil a suite of new online shopping tools

TikTok is planning an aggressive expansion into e-commerce in the US, the Financial Times reported, citing people who have seen the social media app’s plans for new features it will introduce this year.

Among those features is a tool that allows TikTok’s most popular users to share links to products and automatically earn commissions on sales. TikTok is also rolling out “live-streamed” shopping, a mobile phone version of television shopping channels, where users can buy goods with a few taps. It’s also seeking to let brands show their catalogues, according to the report.

TikTok, which is owned by China’s Bytedance, unveiled a