Overview

• Meta confirmed Mark Zuckerberg met the president at the White House last week to discuss domestic infrastructure and U.S. tech leadership, and reporting says he raised concerns about digital service taxes.
• Days later, the president posted that countries with such levies were "on notice" and warned of substantial tariffs alongside potential export restrictions on U.S. semiconductors unless the measures are withdrawn.
• Several European nations, including France, Italy, Austria, Spain and the United Kingdom, have enacted digital service taxes that apply to revenues of large online platforms.
• The White House meeting also covered Meta’s planned Louisiana data center, which the president later touted and said he was told could cost about $50 billion.
• Despite closer engagement between Big Tech and the administration, federal antitrust lawsuits against major platforms remain underway.