Indonesia issues regulations requiring digital platforms to pay media for content

Indonesian President Joko Widodo said the drafting process of the regulation, proposed three years ago, had been very long due to different opinions among media and digital platforms. - Reuters

JAKARTA (Reuters): Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday he had signed a regulation requiring digital platforms to pay media outlets that provide them with content, a move aimed at levelling the playing field between the media industry and big tech companies.

Digital platforms in Indonesia include Meta Platforms' Facebook, Alphabet Inc's Google and some local aggregators.