Amazon, Apple fail to sign up to initiative to get tech firms onside
French move is said to get firms to commit to paying fair taxes, fighting hate speech online and preserving privacy
30 November 2020 - 17:11
Paris — US tech giants Amazon and Apple have not signed up to a new French initiative to get global tech companies to publicly commit to principles including paying their fair share of taxes, government officials said on Monday.
French President Emmanuel Macron has sought for the past three years to cajole tech giants into collaborating with governments on a series of global challenges such as fighting hate speech online, preserving privacy or contributing to state coffers...
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