Indonesia: platforms seek changes to AI and copyright proposal

According to ETCIOSEA, Meta, TikTok and Google have asked Indonesian lawmakers to reconsider proposed copyright law amendments that would introduce payments to publishers for displaying news content on digital platforms and provisions on AI. The companies presented their positions at a parliamentary hearing. The measures described are legislative proposals, rather than obligations that have already been enacted.

ETCIOSEA reports that Agung Pamungkas, Google Indonesia’s government affairs and public policy manager, argued that requiring payments for displaying news links would limit Indonesians’ access to news. Berni Moestafa, Meta’s head of public policy in Indonesia, warned that publishers could lose readers and potential advertising and subscription revenue. He also distinguished directing readers to an article from reproducing or republishing it. These predictions about the proposal’s effects represent the companies’ positions.

Regarding TikTok, ETCIOSEA reports that Noudhy Valdryno, TikTok’s head of public policy in Indonesia, called for disclosure requirements to exclude cases where AI assists content creation without generating the content entirely. He also urged lawmakers to retain safe-harbour protections for platforms, arguing that they cannot reliably establish copyright ownership or whether a licence exists. The legislative text has not been consulted directly: the precise scope of the obligations, exceptions, legislative stage and implementation timetable remain to be verified.