Excellent news from #Facebook:

«“If you deliver $100 in ads to Italy, where there is a 3% location fee, you will be charged $100 (ad delivery), plus $3 (location fee), for $103 total,” the company wrote. “Note that any applicable VAT will be calculated on top of the total amount.”»

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-10/meta-hikes-fees-for-advertisers-to-cover-europe-s-digital-taxes

Every little additional friction in the #AdTech market helps fight #MassSurveillance. (If nothing else, at least the tax will help measure the epidemic.)

#DigitalTax #EUpolicy

Malaysia exempts US tech giants from digital taxes and USP contribution

Malaysia’s trade pact with the US removes a lot of barriers for US tech giants. But it raises tough questions about digital sovereignty and fair competition.

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated the Russia-Ukraine war could persist for several more months, dismissing hopes for an early resolution and reaffirming EU support for Ukraine, while also addressing digital tax policy and French political developments.
#YonhapInfomax #FriedrichMerz #RussiaUkraineWar #EuropeanUnion #DigitalTax #EmmanuelMacron #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=79451
German Chancellor - Russia-Ukraine War Could Last Several More Months

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated the Russia-Ukraine war could persist for several more months, dismissing hopes for an early resolution and reaffirming EU support for Ukraine, while also addressing digital tax policy and French political developments.

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President Trump has threatened additional tariffs and semiconductor export restrictions on countries imposing digital taxes on U.S. tech firms, escalating trade tensions.
#YonhapInfomax #DonaldTrump #DigitalTax #Tariffs #SemiconductorExport #USTechCompanies #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=78713
Trump Warns of Additional Tariffs and Semiconductor Export Restrictions on Countries Implementing Digital Taxes

President Trump has threatened additional tariffs and semiconductor export restrictions on countries imposing digital taxes on U.S. tech firms, escalating trade tensions.

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Trump warns of new tariffs and semiconductor export curbs against nations adopting digital taxes, escalating global trade tensions.
#YonhapInfomax #Trump #Tariffs #Semiconductor #DigitalTax #ExportRestrictions #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=78710
Trump Threatens Additional Tariffs and Semiconductor Export Restrictions on Countries Implementing Digital Taxes

Trump warns of new tariffs and semiconductor export curbs against nations adopting digital taxes, escalating global trade tensions.

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Poland is planning to join the club of EU countries with their own #digitaltax, with an EU-wide attempt having failed years back and global negotiations still ongoing.

La Commissione Europea sembra aver accantonato i piani per la tassa digitale sulle grandi aziende tech. Un documento interno esclude questa misura dalle fonti di reddito per il budget UE 2028-2035. #DigitalTax #CommissioneUE #TechGiants

https://kiro.it/MwXF2

Grrrrr: Should keep doubling the digital #tax not drop it! - Success for Trump: #EU Commission wants to remove digital tax from #budget plan | heise online https://www.heise.de/en/news/Success-for-Trump-EU-Commission-wants-to-remove-digital-tax-from-budget-plan-10485179.html #digitaltax
Success for Trump: EU Commission wants to remove digital tax from budget plan

The postponement of the plan for a digital tax was intended to help the EU in customs negotiations with the USA. The backtrack came after just two months.

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#UnpopularOpinion The EU walking back on #DigitalTax will be painted as a Trump win, but I think it was a fundamentally wrong plan anyway. We already have enough laws and regulations in place to limit the power of (US) BigTechCorps. The real problem is that our authorities hesitate to actually use them.