Trump States Tariffs on UK Unless Digital Services Tax Reversed

Donald Trump threatened to impose a big tariff on the UK if it does not drop its digital services tax on US social media companies. The statement highlights tensions over taxation affecting American tech firms operating internationally. In related scrutiny of social media impacts, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing grilling the chief executives of five big tech companies about potential harms from their products on teens.

The chief executives grilled in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing included Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. During the session, Mark Zuckerberg stood to apologize to the families in the hearing room. Online safety advocates at the hearing said the apologies from tech executives fell far short. The coverage of the hearing wrapped after the event.