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Working together for the future of the news industry
With the right regulatory framework, we believe that there is more we can do together in partnership to increase and support quality journalism.
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An illustration shows figures looking at screens on a laptop. The government is moving toward creating new regulations on digital platforms that display news from Indonesian news platforms. (Shutterstock/Julia Tim)
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ecently there has been a lot of discussion in the media about the potential regulation of the relationship between technology companies and the news industry, which has raised a number of questions and concerns.
We do not believe that the choice for Indonesia is between regulation and no regulation. Rather, it is about designing regulations that can work for all Indonesians and we welcome the opportunity to participate in the discussion.
During the National Press Day event in Medan, North Sumatra, earlier this month, we shared how we work with news publishers to help them transform and grow online. We also recently announced that we would deepen our commitment to fighting misinformation, and are building on our existing work with news publishers in Indonesia.
With the right regulatory framework, we believe that there is more we can do together in partnership to increase and support quality journalism by improving access to training and launching our content licensing program in partnership with some of Indonesia’s most respected local, regional and national publications.
We invest in our partnerships with the Indonesian news industry because we believe there are benefits for everyone – journalists and publishers, users and Google.
Overly prescriptive or one-sided regulations can hamper companies’ ability to operate our services effectively for everyone. The following are some of the key principles for creating an effective regulatory framework in Indonesia.
First, it starts with an understanding of how Google works with Indonesian news publishers.
