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Europe mulls slapping US Big Tech with digital tax to help finance economic recovery from Covid-19

Europe mulls slapping US Big Tech with digital tax as imaginable new supply of additional money
Europe mulls slapping US Big Tech with digital tax as possible new source of extra cash

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  1. "As concerns rise about the clout of the likes of Google and Facebook, more and more states are increasing pressure on tech giants. RTs Boom Bust breaks down how governments are trying to bring the sector under control". (January 26, 2021)
  2. "An Australian tech watchdog group has accused Facebook of harvesting the personal data of teenage users who can then be served targeted ads promoting alcohol, smoking, gambling, vaping, online dating sites and extreme weight loss". (April 28, 2021)
  3. "Goodbye, Big Tech? People are losing trust in social media platforms, economist tells Boom Bust". (January 13, 2021)
  4. "Social media site Parler may never come back online after Amazon dropped the conservative-friendly platform from its servers, its CEO said, as the company insists in court that its termination was motivated by political animus". (January 14, 2021)
  5. "Facebook has deleted the account of biology professor Bret Weinstein without explanation, apparently expanding its crackdown on politically incorrect thought to include leftists who defend speech rights and criticize Big Tech". (October 23, 2020)
  6. "Australian Facebook users may soon find themselves unable to share news, the social media giant has warned, citing a new law which has pitted Big Tech firms against major media outlets demanding a cut of their revenue". (September 1, 2020)
  7. "EU to force Big Tech to police internet or face large fines report". (December 10, 2020)
  8. "Donald Trump Jr. has switched to Telegram as his primary social media, as he expects it to protect him from being silenced by the US tech giants in the same way they treated his father, former President Trump". (January 23, 2021)
  9. "Struggling to make technology companies play by its rules, the EU may unleash measures similar to those the US imposed on TikTok, forcing them to sell some of their European operations or get out of the market altogether". (September 20, 2020)
  10. "Australias treasurer has advised the tech giants to accept that their platforms will have to start paying for content, amid threats from Facebook and Google to limit services in the country if such a policy is enacted". (January 24, 2021)
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