{"id":2241,"date":"2026-08-12T13:55:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T18:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tartinadespunch.com\/?p=2241"},"modified":"2026-08-12T14:35:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T19:35:05","slug":"taxe_meta_google","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tartinadespunch.com\/en\/taxe_meta_google\/","title":{"rendered":"The digital services tax isn't dead! You're the ones paying it!"},"content":{"rendered":"
I\u2019m not talking about the federal tax that was scrapped. I\u2019m talking about an invisible tax, paid indirectly to Meta and Google, which accounts for nearly 25% of the price<\/strong> of your everyday products. This tax is rising much faster than inflation: 16% last year<\/strong>.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n

The Downward Spiral of Social Media Platforms<\/h2>\n
Cory Doctorow describes the planned deterioration of the digital platforms we know so well as \u201censhittification\u201d<\/strong>. These platforms start out by serving users, offering free services that people enjoy. Then, they open up to businesses, offering them visibility on favorable terms. Ultimately, the platforms serve their own interests\u2014and those of their billionaire founders<\/strong>\u2014by exploiting a captive audience. Unfortunately, we have now reached this stage.<!--TgQPHd|||[]-<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n

Skyrocketing Digital Advertising Costs<\/h2>\n
As everyone knows, if you don\u2019t pay anything to use these platforms, it\u2019s because you\u2019re the product. Especially your attention!<\/strong> And Meta, like Google, sells your attention to the highest bidder. And it keeps getting more and more expensive:<\/div>\n