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Facebook, Google Pressured In India Over Privacy, Taxes

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Govindacharya have asked lawmakers in India to call leaders of Google and Facebook to the country to ask them about data privacy and their compliance on tax laws, according to a report from Reuters. When asked if he would call on the leaders of other giant online companies, Thakur said he was thinking about it.

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Tencent Says Big Tech Needs Greater Oversight; Group Seeks To Block Maryland Online Ad Tax

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Group Seeks to Block Maryland Online Advertising Tax. Marylanders for Tax Fairness is preparing for a battle in January over the state’s attempt to make a digital advertising tax, the Baltimore Sun reported. Maryland legislators ratified the tax earlier in 2020, but Gov. Larry Hogan vetoed the levy.

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Employee Advocacy Prompts Google To Approve European Work Council

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Google’s workforce in Europe will soon have representation by European Works Councils (EWCs) after 153 employees from 11 offices advocated for one, according to a Bloomberg report on Thursday (March 19). Google is now starting the process and will meet with employees about its breadth, the sources said.

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 Do New Taxes Loom For Big Tech?

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Will Big Tech face bigger tax bills on an international stage? Beyond the debates on data privacy and compliance, marquee names in technology face greater scrutiny from various governments, and perhaps bigger tax bills, too. As reported, the tax imposed could be as much as 20 percent on social media and search ads.

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: France Fines Amazon And Google $164 Million; Australia Warns Facebook And Google To Pay News Firms 

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France Hits Amazon, Google With $164 Million in Penalties for Alleged Cookie Violations. million), while Google was told to pay 100 million euros (approximately $121.5 People who use Google expect us to respect their privacy, whether they have a Google account or not,” a representative for Google said, per the report. “We

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US Treasury: Taxes On Digital Companies Are Discriminatory

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Treasury official said a French tax plan targeting American digital companies is discriminatory against American businesses. Treasury’s top international tax official, called the taxes “ill-conceived,” and said the better option was to go after tax reform internationally at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ).

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Australia Laws Target Social Media Firms with Fines, Prison Over Streaming Content

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The government in Australia passed legislation that seeks to stop live streaming of violent acts across social media platforms. According to the news report, Australia’s Attorney General Christian Porter said that “this is most likely a world first in terms of legislating the conduct of social media and online platforms.”