The Ministry of Human Rights clarified that the right to be forgotten in the revised Human Rights Law limits access via search engines rather than removing media reports.
Ministry of Human Rights expert Wahyudi Djafar made the statement during a public hearing on revisions to Law No. 39 of 1999 on Human Rights in Jakarta on Monday.
Wahyudi explained that the concept differs from the right to erasure because public information remains available on media sites, but it becomes harder to find through search engines such as Google.
He cited a German court case in which delisting was ordered for a former convict without requiring media outlets to delete reports.
Article 31 Paragraph 2 in the draft revision serves as a safeguard to balance public interest and freedom of expression, with the Ministry of Communication and Digital set to issue direct orders to search engine platforms.