If the companies are already fighting the bargaining codes, they are likely to fight an advertising tax a lot more, no? If so, it could be worth considering what recourse they might resort to in such scenarios...
Great balanced article and I learned a lot. What would you think about an attempt to tax the externality of these platforms directly? e.g. based on the number of California teens who report unwanted advances on their platforms (as an example - a full proposal would have to be more thoughtful about which measures of externality one would specifically tax).
If the companies are already fighting the bargaining codes, they are likely to fight an advertising tax a lot more, no? If so, it could be worth considering what recourse they might resort to in such scenarios...
Great balanced article and I learned a lot. What would you think about an attempt to tax the externality of these platforms directly? e.g. based on the number of California teens who report unwanted advances on their platforms (as an example - a full proposal would have to be more thoughtful about which measures of externality one would specifically tax).