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.
