House panel debate on data portability faces strong push back from Big Tech

While the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee has voted to approve a bill to give antitrust enforcers more funds but it has yet to vote on four bills aimed at reining-in Big Tech. U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler, the Democratic chairman of the Judiciary Committee, termed the bills as a “historic package of bipartisan legislation”…

Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) and NetChoice sue Florida over new social media law

In a significant development two tech trade groups have filed a lawsuit against Florida over a new legislation that fines social media companies that ban political candidates, saying it violates free speech rights. The lawsuit states that the bill signed into law by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis earlier this week on Monday, was unconstitutional. It…

France issues digital service tax notices to big tech

In a statement, France’s Finance Ministry said, it has sent out notices to big tech companies to pay digital service tax as planned earlier. Earlier France had suspended collection of the digital service tax, since negotiations were underway at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on an overhaul of international tax rules. The…