Meta and TikTok oppose Indonesia’s planned copyright overhaul
The proposals cover payments to news publishers and AI disclosure, with TikTok also seeking to retain safe-harbour protections.
Indonesia’s proposed copyright changes have drawn opposition from Meta and TikTok alongside Google. The bill would oblige digital platforms to compensate publishers when displaying news content and establish rules for artificial intelligence.
At a parliamentary hearing, Google’s Indonesia government affairs and public policy manager, Agung Pamungkas, said charging platforms for linking to publishers’ news would curb access to news in Indonesia.
Meta’s public policy head in Indonesia, Berni Moestafa, said the payment requirement could cost publishers traffic and potential revenue from subscriptions and advertising. He distinguished referring readers to a story from reproducing that story.
In separate remarks to lawmakers, TikTok’s head of public policy in Indonesia, Noudhy Valdryno, sought an exemption from disclosure requirements when AI merely assists content production rather than generates the entire work. He also urged the retention of safe-harbour protections, arguing that platforms cannot reliably verify copyright ownership or licences.
Passage of the bill could put Indonesia ahead of other Southeast Asian countries in incorporating AI into copyright legislation.
