Presidential Regulation on the Responsibility of Digital Platform Companies to Support Quality Journalism (Indonesia)

Government statement:

The issuance of the Presidential Regulation is based on the consideration that quality journalism is pivotal in democracy, and it should be supported by digital platform companies. On the other hand, the development in information technology has created major changes in the practice of quality journalism, one of which is the presence of digital platform companies, so the Government needs to manage the ecosystem of digital platform companies to support quality journalism.

“The Presidential Regulation aims to regulate the responsibility of digital platform companies to support quality journalism so that news, as a journalistic product, is respected and valued in a fair and transparent manner,” Article 2 of the Regulation reads.

The scope of the Regulation includes provisions on digital platform companies; collaboration between digital platform companies and media companies; committee; and funding.