Sarah B. Rogers

government would have something to say about it.

government would have something to say about it.

I also think that X is not the first company to be fined under EU digital regulations.

I also think that X is not the first company to be fined under EU digital regulations.

So there's an infographic that circulated recently comparing revenues raised within the EU through other metrics and then revenues raised just by fining American tech companies.

So there's an infographic that circulated recently comparing revenues raised within the EU through other metrics and then revenues raised just by fining American tech companies.

And there's a suspicion that this is really kind of a de facto tax and pretexts are contrived for fining large American tech companies in order to raise revenue.

And there's a suspicion that this is really kind of a de facto tax and pretexts are contrived for fining large American tech companies in order to raise revenue.

Right, exactly.

Right, exactly.

I've referred to the DSA before as a censorship tariff because the cost of maintaining the censorship apparatus under the DSA is intentionally levied on specific companies, mostly American ones.

I've referred to the DSA before as a censorship tariff because the cost of maintaining the censorship apparatus under the DSA is intentionally levied on specific companies, mostly American ones.

that are subject to higher and more intricate regulatory standards than other companies are.

that are subject to higher and more intricate regulatory standards than other companies are.

And EU regulators say, well, that's not because they're American, that's because they're large.

And EU regulators say, well, that's not because they're American, that's because they're large.

But the fact that they're American and not European surely makes them easier as a political proposition to tax.

But the fact that they're American and not European surely makes them easier as a political proposition to tax.

And so a lot of Americans see this as a tax.

And so a lot of Americans see this as a tax.