Meta’s multi-billion US bills weaken Trump's broadside against EU tech fines
By Lewis Crofts and Matthew Newman ( October 23, 2026, 15:58 GMT | Comment) -- President Donald Trump's argument that EU technology enforcement amounts to taxing successful US companies has become harder to sustain following Meta Platform’s multibillion-dollar legal setbacks at home. Brussels can now argue that US authorities are extracting sums from American technology companies that dwarf individual European Commission antitrust fines or penalties under tech legislation.President Donald Trump's argument that EU technology enforcement amounts to taxing successful US companies has become harder to sustain following Meta Platform’s multibillion-dollar legal setbacks at home....
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