Big Tech Challenges Indonesia’s Proposed AI and News Copyright Rules

November 13, 2026 Rachel Kim – Technology Editor Technology

Google, Meta, and TikTok are challenging proposed changes to Indonesia’s copyright overhaul that target news links, AI-generated content, and platform liability.

The Tech TL;DR:

  • Big Tech firms objected on Nov. 11 to rules requiring payment for displaying news links.
  • TikTok seeks exemptions for AI-assisted tools where humans do the primary work.
  • Indonesian lawmakers aim to bring the bill to a plenary session before Dec. 12.

Parliamentary Objections to News Links

At a parliamentary hearing on Nov. 11, Google and Meta objected to proposals requiring platforms to pay publishers for displaying news links, TechRepublic reported.

“Requiring compensation merely for showing news links could restrict access to information,” Agung Pamungkas, Google’s Indonesia government affairs and public policy manager, warned lawmakers.

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Berni Moestafa, who heads public policy for Meta in Indonesia, pointed out the difference between sending users to an article and actually duplicating or publishing it, as reported by TechRepublic. He warned that news publishers could lose readership traffic and potential advertising revenue if compensation requirements changed how platforms display their content.

Distinguishing AI-Assisted Content

According to TikTok, regulations regarding artificial intelligence transparency ought to differentiate between material created entirely by AI and projects where the technology merely provides support. Noudhy Valdryno, TikTok’s Indonesian public policy head, asked lawmakers not to apply AI disclosure requirements to content where the technology assists a human rather than generating the work in full, TechRepublic reported.

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Valdryno additionally pressed officials to maintain safe-harbour safeguards, noting that online networks cannot definitively track the copyright holder of every file uploaded or verify whether the person posting holds the proper authorization.

Lawmakers Seek Copyright Protections for Digital Media Content

During the proceedings on November 11, politician Abdul Hakim Bafagih questioned representatives from Meta and TikTok regarding the measures they take to safeguard photographs, videos, and music utilized by separate accounts for promotional purposes, based on documentation from the Indonesian parliament. Indonesian lawmakers are aiming to bring the copyright bill to a plenary session before Dec. 12, according to ANTARA.

The precise threshold for qualifying human involvement remains unclear in the publicly described provisions, TechRepublic reported.

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