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New committee to take a ‘passive’ role in enforcing Google, Meta to pay for news
On Friday, the Press Council established a new committee to oversee the implementation of the publisher rights regulation, which paves the way for media firms to negotiate partnerships with tech platforms like Google and Meta.
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The 11 members of the new committee overseeing the publisher rights regulation pose for photos at the Press Council office on Aug. 30, 2024. (The Jakarta Post/Aditya Hadi)
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he Press Council has established a new committee that will oversee negotiations between publishers and tech giants like Google and Meta over payments for news content presented on their platforms, or other partnerships such as revenue sharing, data sharing or training.
The committee, which will begin work on Sept. 1, consists of 11 members. Five of them are from the Press Council’s constituents and another five from independent experts selected by the Office of the Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister. The remaining seat belongs to a representative of the Communications and Information Ministry.
After the appointment, the committee will need to draft guidelines that will pave the way for publishers to negotiate these partnerships.
“We hope the committee can work well, in line with the objectives of Presidential Regulation No. 32/2024 [on publisher rights] to support the press ecosystem to be more sustainable and ensure fair profit-sharing between digital platforms and media publishers,” said Press Council chairwoman Ninik Rahayu on Friday.
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President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo signed the regulation in February after months of delays due to differences between publishers and digital platforms.
The regulation is inspired by the News Media Bargaining Code passed by the Australian government in 2021, which compelled digital platforms to pay local publishers for news content made available or linked on their platforms.
