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710 Europe’s Tax Threat Looms Over Google and Meta

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Martin Peers @ The Information · 04/10/2025 20:00 EDT

A global trade war could get very ugly for big tech—and not just for importers of physical products, like Apple. A Financial Times report on Thursday quoted the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, as suggesting that Europe could retaliate against U.S. tariffs by imposing a levy on digital ad revenues generated by companies like Meta Platforms and Google in Europe. OK, even for a European regulator, that idea is nuts. And it should worry all tech investors.Tariffs are designed to protect loc

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