Indonesia antitrust regulator looks beyond enforcement to tackle platform power
By Roffie Kurniawan ( September 1, 2026, 10:08 GMT | Insight) -- Indonesia's antitrust regulator said Tuesday it is pushing for stronger digital-market rules and expanding its use of market studies and government advocacy to address growing platform power alongside traditional enforcement. The Indonesian Competition Commission says regulatory gaps are leaving domestic businesses struggling to exert competitive pressure on large technology platforms, with generative AI's impact on online publishers highlighting concerns that existing rules have not kept pace with technological change.Indonesia's antitrust regulator is pushing for stronger digital-market rules as generative artificial intelligence exposes gaps in existing regulation of platform-publisher relationships, while increasingly using market studies and government advocacy alongside traditional enforcement....
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