Donald Trump · White House · U.S. · The Guardian Technology
A White House spokesperson, Kush Desai, said the US administration would raise its concerns with “trading partners
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“President Trump has unequivocally warned trading partners against imposing digital services taxes, fines, and other forms of extortion on America’s leading technology sector,” Desai said.
Key facts
- A White House spokesperson, Kush Desai, said the US administration would raise its concerns with “trading partners”, released less than 24 hours after Australia’s announcement on Tuesday
- The Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young repeated calls for higher fines to be pegged to companies’ global revenue, speaking to ABC radio on Wednesday
- Big tech companies would be fined more than $100m for breaching the proposed laws and the Australian government is under pressure to raise those fines even further
- The Council of Small Business Organisations Australia has asked the government to model the costs to small businesses and their visibility in feeds
Summary
The Trump administration will confront Australia over its plan to force digital platforms to take down harmful content and let users opt out of algorithm-generated “for you” feeds. Big tech companies would be fined more than $100m for breaching the proposed laws and the Australian government is under pressure to raise those fines even further. A White House spokesperson, Kush Desai, said the US administration would raise its concerns with “trading partners”, released less than 24 hours after Australia’s announcement on Tuesday. The communications minister, Anika Wells, downplayed the statement as “broad” and told News24 she had not directly received any such warning from a US representative.