Macron’s toughening stance coincides with the new European Commission’s efforts to take greater control over the region’s digital landscape. — AP
Emmanuel Macron’s tech minister signalled that the days of seeing eye-to-eye with digital giants are over.
The French president has levied a tax on global technology behemoths to make them contribute to state coffers like their brick-and-mortar peers. Now, Macron – who posed with two Apple iPhones on his first official portrait after taking office – wants more regulations for companies like Facebook Inc, Alphabet Inc‘s Google and Amazon.com Inc.
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