💬 Opinion 11h ago · Sam Raus

Chicago’s Tax on Free Social Media Usage Is a Bad Idea

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Beginning this year, Chicago requires social media companies to pay a $0.50 a month tax for every user in the city, with the revenue earmarked for mental health programs. Framed as a “social media amusement tax,” the policy shifts the financial responsibility for this new social service onto major tech firms like Meta, Alphabet, and X — linking them to broader concerns about the impact of their platforms on users’ well-being.
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