Politico July 7, 2025
With help from Aaron Mak
Big Tech might have lost its bid to freeze state AI rules, but on the global front, it’s finding new opportunities to push back on regulation it doesn’t like.
Nearly six months after President Donald Trump took office promising to go after “unfair” overseas digital regulation, the American tech industry has already notched one victory and is pushing for more.
Canada folded first: Last week, after Trump threatened to stop trade with Ottawa, Canada agreed to shelve a digital services tax that would have collected billions of dollars from U.S. tech companies.
Now, looking to press its case in Europe, half a dozen U.S. tech trade groups signed onto a letter last week urging the...
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