Google, Meta and TikTok push back on Indonesia's planned AI copyright law at parliamentary hearing

What happened

On 11 November 2026, representatives of Google, Meta and TikTok told a parliamentary hearing in Jakarta that they oppose proposed revisions to Indonesia's copyright law. The draft bill would require digital platforms to pay publishers for displaying news content and set rules for AI. If passed, Indonesia could become the first country in Southeast Asia to incorporate AI into its copyright law.

What each company said

Google's Indonesia government affairs and public policy manager, Agung Pamungkas, told lawmakers that requiring tech platforms to pay compensation for showing links to publishers' news content would limit Indonesians' access to news.

Meta's public policy head in Indonesia, Berni Moestafa, said requiring platforms to pay compensation meant news publishers could lose readership traffic as well as potential advertising and subscription revenue. He added that directing readers to an article is different from reproducing or republishing the article itself.

TikTok's head of public policy in Indonesia, Noudhy Valdryno, told lawmakers that disclosure requirements should not apply where AI is used only in an assistive capacity rather than to fully create content. He urged lawmakers to preserve safe-harbour protections, saying platforms cannot reliably determine copyright ownership or licences.

Status

The revisions are a parliamentary proposal, not law. Reuters first reported the planned revisions in July 2026, citing a draft of the bill. It is not clear when the bill could pass. The positions above were stated at the hearing; no vote or passage has occurred.