- The Press Council and its various constituents recently submitted a Draft Regulation of the President on the Responsibilities of Digital Platform Companies in Support of Quality Journalism ("Draft Regulation"), which is aiming to strengthen the responsibilities of digital platform companies and support quality journalism. The scope of the Draft Regulation encompasses the following areas: 1) Digital platform companies; 2) Media organizations; 3) Profit sharing agreements between digital platform companies and media organizations; and 4) Organizers.
- The Draft Regulation states that digital platform companies should be determined by the Press Council based on the significance of said companies, as measured through their domestic traffic percentages and/or number of active daily Indonesian users during certain periods.
- Digital platform companies will be subject to various obligations, including the following, among others: 1) Must delete any news stories that are not in compliance with the Journalistic Code of Ethics based on recommendations that are issued by the Press Council; 2) Must not index and/or display recycled journalistic content from other media sources without first securing permission; 3) Must inform the relevant parties of any algorithmic shifts or adjustments that are made to internal systems and that may ultimately affect content distribution, referral traffic and paywall systems 28 days prior to said adjustments being made, etc.
- It has also been proposed that any failure of digital platform companies to comply with the obligations set out under the Draft Regulation will result in the imposition of sanctions in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.
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