Indonesia drafts law enabling media to receive payments from digital platforms for content

Indonesian President Joko Widodo reacts as he visits the Media Center, ahead of the G20 leaders' summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, November 14, 2022.REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia is drafting a regulation allowing media outlets to receive payments from digital platforms or aggregators that carry their content, its Press Council said on Thursday.

The new law is expected to level the playing field between media and tech firms in terms of providing content and generating profit, said Arif Zulkifli, a member of Indonesia's Press Council.