Former Valve economist Yanis Varoufakis has suggested that major tech companies like Apple and Google should pay a 'cloud tax'. Varoufakis argues that tech companies and game platform owners have absolute marketplace control and should be taxed accordingly. He also criticized Valve for unintentionally setting the stage for today's digital economic challenges. 'Big tech should pay more,' he said.
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Valve unintentionally set the stage for today's digital economic hellscape, according to its former economist in residence https://t.co/1kFaPkFT7V
Former Valve economist thinks Apple, Google, other platforms, should pay 'cloud tax' Tech companies and game platform owners have absolute marketplace control, and Yanis Varoufakis believes they should pay their dues and be taxed accordingly. https://t.co/SuAxrnfi8z https://t.co/qBNct8ezct