President Donald Trump has threatened to impose additional tariffs on countries that impose "discriminatory" digital taxes and regulatory requirements on U.S. tech companies.

Why It Matters

The issue of digital services taxes on technology giants, most of which are U.S.-based, has been central to many of the trade negotiations the United States has held with other countries.

While many countries want to tax the revenue of tech companies generated in those countries, anyone considering doing so risks punitive duties on billions of dollars in exports to the U.S. Some countries also want to be able to regulate content and impose their own data protection measures, which the tech companies and the Trump administration object to.

What To Know

In a post on his Truth Social platform on Mon

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