French lawmakers add $11.2 billion internet tax based on traffic usage to budget, costs $0.06 per gigabyte of content accessed — law still has to pass Senate approval, US tech giants like Google and Meta could face new taxes on content[Updated]
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France's proposed data levy could raise €10 billion annually from major content providers.
  • eicker@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    6 hours ago

    France looked at internet connections people already pay for and thought: what if we taxed the contents too? Apparently the only thing that should be unlimited is the government’s appetite for new revenue. And somehow they’re surprised when people suggest the bill will end up with consumers.

    • BeatTakeshi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 hour ago

      “No no no stupid people, we don’t tax you, we tax the data”. Obviously this government will neeeeeeeever tax the rix