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  "id": 17396483,
  "title": "French lawmakers approved a tax of €0.055 for every gigabyte of internet traffic",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/french-lawmakers-approved-a-tax-of-0-055-for-every-gigabyte-of",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-31T11:28:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hacker News",
    "slug": "hacker-news",
    "url": "https://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/dyn/17/comptes-rendus/seance/session-ordinaire-de-2026-2027/premiere-seance-du-vendredi-30-octobre-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "French lawmakers recently voted to impose a tax of €0.055 per gigabyte of internet traffic. This unprecedented mechanism, known as a tax on digital data flows, aims to generate €10 billion in revenue. The primary burden would be shouldered by major global digital content providers, as they generate the vast majority of data transmitted to French internet subscribers. Beyond its financial impact, the tax seeks to promote fiscal equity between traditional businesses and online giants, while also overcoming obstacles faced by similar initiatives in Canada and South Korea.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Tom's Hardware",
        "title": "French lawmakers approve $11.2 billion internet tax based on traffic usage, costs $0.65 per gigabyte of content accessed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/french-lawmakers-approve-11-2-billion-internet-tax-based-on-traffic",
        "published": "2026-10-31T16:11:40.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}