French national assembly votes 0.055€/GB internet tax

France's National Assembly narrowly approved an amendment to impose a data tax of €0.055 per gigabyte on digital content delivered to French users, with the vote passing 11-10. The tax targets major platforms including Netflix, Steam, YouTube, and cloud services, with an aim to generate up to €10 billion in revenue while incentivizing companies to optimize data compression for environmental reasons. Internet service providers will measure and report data volumes quarterly, though companies face a cap where payments cannot exceed 15% of French revenue or 2% of global revenue.