Taxes

Taxing Big Tech’s ad revenue gains momentum in statehouses

Utah enacted a law this year, and proposals are pending in several more states.
People talk near a Meta sign outside of the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., March 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Governors and lawmakers in at least 15 states this year proposed taxing social media companies or the digital ads such companies rely on, according to a Pluribus News analysis.  

The volume of proposals reflects lawmakers’ growing interest in taxing big tech to raise money and crack down on a business model they consider harmful to children.  

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