By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 27/07/2026Provided, that is, that Trump shields Big Tech from any attempt to limit their ability to spy on and steal from Americans and the world. 10/ 1162
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 27/07/2026Even before he took office, Trump made it clear how he would reward tech's loyalty: weeks before the inauguration, Trump went to Davos and threatened the EU with reprisals if they enforced the DSA or DMA against his tech companies: techcrunch.com/2025/01/23/t... 11/techcrunch.comTrump's not happy with how EU regulators have treated US tech giants | TechCrunchDonald Trump called the EU's regulation on U.S. tech companies, like Meta, Google and Apple, to be "a form of taxation." 193
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 27/07/2026Trump wasted no time leaning on US trading partners on behalf of Big Tech. He bullied Canadian PM Mark Carney into dropping his plan to tax US tech companies: www.canada.ca/en/departmen... 12/canada.caCanada rescinds digital services tax to advance broader trade negotiations with the United States - Canada.caThe DST was announced in 2020 to address the fact that many large technology companies operating in Canada may not otherwise pay tax on revenues generated from Canadians. Canada’s preference has alway... 170
