France suggests targeting Big Tech’s data use in response to US tariffs
France is also considering taxing digital services, French Economy and Finance Minister Eric Lombard tells Le Journal Du Dimanche.
It’s honestly a fantastic idea
I've already tried getting as much US services out (youtube is still a pain) to feed them less data. Also now using Ublock, Privacy Badger and Decenteraleyes. Think if everybody started doing that it could already have a great impact
Do it. Do it to all US services, not just online. This won't affect the broken ass calculation US used to determine tariffs. US losses here won't even be noticed by USA. This allows France to crush US economy without even touching the trade deficite calculations Trump uses.
While I support this, it goes further than just “BigTech”. For example: the insurance market is getting more and more under the “Guidewire” suit from the company “Guidewire”. Located in the US. They already stated two? years ago that they want all their customers in their vendor cloud.
Just an example, but the change needs to get deeper.
Boeing, Caterpillar, Deere, agriculture, energy, and weapons. Anything "creative" is avoiding a direct response.
