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Indonesia's KPPU warns AI platforms' market power could weaken publishers
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Fusion42 · 12 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
Indonesia's Competition Commission (KPPU) warns that AI platforms' control over news distribution and monetization could increase their market power and harm news publishers by reducing referral traffic and advertising revenue. The regulator calls for transparency in platform algorithms and commercial terms, and signals potential enforcement if competition laws are violated.
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Indonesian regulators are preparing to tighten rules on AI platforms controlling news traffic and monetization, signalling a new compliance bar for media startups relying on these channels. You need to review your platform dependencies and prepare to negotiate terms with larger AI-driven distributors.
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