An agreement by wealthy countries to impose minimum taxes on multinational companies faces a rocky path to implementation, with many governments likely to wait and see what others, especially a divided U.S. Congress, will do.
With the law slated to take effect July 1, two online-industry groups have asked a federal judge to quickly block a measure that Gov. Ron DeSantis championed to crack down on large social-media platforms.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that was supposed to help combat online censorship, only to draw the ire of tech companies and legal experts. In early spring, DeSantis announced plans for a Florida bill that would allow the state to penalize social media companies for censoring politicians. The bill, S.B. 7072, was presented as a tool for combating "cancel culture" and Big Tech s supposed monopoly on communication.
With the law slated to take effect July 1, two online-industry groups have asked a federal judge to quickly block a measure that Gov. Ron DeSantis championed to crack down on large social-media platforms.