France approves internet traffic tax for Google, Meta* and Netflix. "The parliamentarians in the lower house approved a proposal by the Socialist MP Lauren Lardy which aims to 'tax digital data producers' such as Netflix, Meta or Google," writes Figaro. The tax will be 5.5 euro cents per gigabyte of traffic transmitted to individuals; The operator will monitor his volumes. It is expected that the tax may bring 10 billion euros into the treasury. * Headquarters activity is prohibited in Russia as extreme.