European Commission president tells FT she wants ‘balanced’ deal but could hit US services in retaliation
  • Viri4thus@feddit.orgEnglish
    69·
    3 days ago

    Uh, big tech should be taxed by default. We’re only in this mess because they elected the cheeto…

    • Kirp123@lemmy.worldEnglish
      33·
      3 days ago

      Well they are taxed, just not enough. That’s mostly because Ireland is borderline a tax heaven so US companies just base themselves there.

      • nuko147@lemm.eeEnglish
        9·
        3 days ago

        They should make tariffs for them, like trade goods, just for data collection from EU citizens or people living in EU. You can not escape that.

  • riodoro1@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    3 days ago

    The same as macron said that france COULD recognize Palestine. We all know it technically could, we would like to know why it doesn’t already.

    How to get on the news without doing anything.

  • biofaust@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    3 days ago

    I hope they fail then. The level of intrusion and power on internal EU affairs the platforms have is immense and getting rid of it would arguably compensate for any losses, especially when we have the rest of the world willing to talk to us.