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France plans internet tax of 5.5 cents per gigabyte

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France plans internet tax of 5.5 cents per gigabyte

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

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A proposal in the French Parliament would tax internet traffic. Some companies are already pushing back.

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How am I supposed to download anything if the government takes 5.5%? The checksums will not match!

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