Macron presses tech giants on taxes, working conditions


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 24 May 2018

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on May 23 urged Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and the bosses of other tech companies accused of hoovering up personal data while avoiding taxes to use their clout for global good. 

Around 60 industry leaders, including Zuckerberg, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and IBM chief Ginni Rometty travelled to Paris for talks with the French leader about improving the lives of workers in the gig economy and being better corporate citizens generally. 

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