Meta, TikTok, and Google told Indonesian lawmakers they opposed proposed copyright changes that would require online platforms to pay publishers for displaying news links and add AI-related rules.

At a parliamentary hearing, Google said the payment rule could reduce Indonesians’ access to news.

Meta said publishers could lose reader traffic, and potential advertising or subscription revenue.

TikTok also urged lawmakers to exempt disclosure requirements when AI is used only as an assistive tool, rather than fully create content, and to preserve safe harbour protections for platforms.

The proposed changes would make Indonesia the first country in Southeast Asia to include AI in its copyright law.

Similar disputes elsewhere have prompted restrictions and threats.

Facebook temporarily blocked news in Australia in 2021, and Google announced in 2023 that it would block news links in Canada over that country’s law requiring compensation for publishers.

🔗 Source: Reuters

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