French digital tax may kill VideoLan non-profit
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Oct 30, 2026First seen
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- miohtama
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- Oct 30, 2026
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Trending history
French digital tax may kill VideoLan non-profit was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Oct 30, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 5 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #17 of 30, reached on Oct 30, 20:37 UTC. It dropped off the list after Oct 30, 21:07 UTC.
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Here's a link to the amendment: https://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/dyn/17/amendements/3210A/... I don't have an X account, so I can't see the conversation, but there don't appear to be any carveouts for non-profits or small businesses in the amendment, unless perhaps "any company offering an internet access service…
France is desperate. They have a deficit problem, they cannot print money and people really don't want to give up their pensions. Unless the curb public spending they are heading to a hard crash (and will probably take a couple other economies for the ride).
Paying 0.055 EUR per GB of traffic sent to French residents makes video streaming fundamentally unprofitable.
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Is French digital tax may kill VideoLan non-profit trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Oct 30, 21:07 UTC, after 1 day of trending.
What is the highest rank French digital tax may kill VideoLan non-profit reached?
#17 on Hacker News · Front page, on Oct 30, 20:37 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has French digital tax may kill VideoLan non-profit been trending?
It was first seen on Oct 30, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (5 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
28 points and 10 comments; submitted by miohtama on Oct 30, 2026.