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Maryland Becomes 1st State to Tax Big Tech’s Ad Revenue Maryland has become the first state in the nation to approve legislation taxing Big Tech’s advertisement revenue, as the Democratic-controlled Legislature overrode Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto on the measure. Following an 88–32 vote in the House of Delegates, the state Senate overrode the veto on Feb. 12 by a margin of 29–17. The bill has two components: increasing taxes on tobacco products and implementing a brand new tax on revenues of digital advertising. “The bill imposes a tax on the annual gross revenues … derived from dig...

internet overseer ICANN to reclaim the .nu top-level domain. The .nu domain has never been in the hands of the Niuean people, with control currently resting with the Internet Foundation of Sweden (IIS), the body in charge of that country’s .se space. “This is the big one,” says Pär Brumark, the Swedish domains expert who is leading a delegation on behalf of Niue to claim its space. This article was originally published in BI Australia by Jack Kerr. A tiny island microstate has today launched proceedings that could have profound repercussions for who controls the internet. The Govern...

Getty Images Niue, a tiny island nation in the Pacific, is launching proceedings with internet overseer ICANN to reclaim the .nu top-level domain. The .nu domain has never been in the hands of the Niuean people, with control currently resting with the Internet Foundation of Sweden (IIS), the body in charge of that country’s .se space. “This is the big one,” says Pär Brumark, the Swedish domains expert who is leading a delegation on behalf of Niue to claim its space. A tiny island microstate has today launched proceedings that could have profound repercussions for who controls the inter...

AP Photo/Nick Perry Niue, a tiny island nation in the Pacific, is launching proceedings with internet overseer ICANN to reclaim the .nu top-level domain. The .nu domain has never been in the hands of the Niuean people, with control currently resting with the Internet Foundation of Sweden (IIS), the body in charge of that country's .se space. "This is the big one," says Pär Brumark, the Swedish domains expert who is leading a delegation on behalf of Niue to claim its space. A tiny island microstate has today launched proceedings that could have profound repercuss...

What's Niue? Pacific Island Fights Internet 'Colonisation', Pushes for Control Over Top-Level Domain © AP Photo / Charles Krupa Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/uk/202012161081479900-whats-niue-pacific-island-fights-internet-colonisation-pushes-for-control-over-top-level-domain/ In the internet age, having sovereignty over one's own net is synonymous with control over an important national asset that can generate hundreds of millions of dollars. Today, a tiny Pacific nation is fighting to administer the domain name it was given in the ...