Meta, TikTok and Google challenge Indonesia’s proposed AI copyright rules

Meta and TikTok joined Google in opposing planned Indonesian copyright revisions that would require payments to publishers for displayed news and add rules for artificial intelligence.

By TomorrowNews · AI-assisted briefing
Source published 11 Nov 2026 · Briefing published 12 November 2026

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Platform representatives told lawmakers that paying for links could reduce traffic to publishers, while TikTok urged the bill to distinguish assistive uses of AI from fully generated content and retain safe-harbour protections.

If enacted, the proposal could make Indonesia the first Southeast Asian country to address AI directly in copyright law. The text remains under debate, so its final obligations are not settled.

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