Tech Group Sues Chicago Over First in the Nation Social Media Tax

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* Sun-Times reporter Mitchell Armentrout… A coalition of the world’s largest tech companies is suing to block Chicago’s new tax on social media giants like TikTok, Facebook and X, claiming the city’s first-of-its-kind, per-user levy tramples over the First Amendment rights of major corporations that contend they’re part of the free press. The lawsuit filed Friday in [...]

Big tech companies sue to block Chicago's new social media tax

TikTok, Snapchat and other social media behemoths started paying the city's per-user levy last month. Industry attorneys argue it violates their First Amendment rights.

Big tech companies sue to block Chicago’s new social media tax – Chicago Sun-Times

The mayor’s office has categorized it as an amusement tax, which NetChoice rejects because it’s “not calculated based on consumers’ use of social media.” Their suit contends it’s based on the data the social companies collect from users and monetize just like “myriad other online services collect data from their users — and those services are left untaxed.”

Tech Group Sues Chicago Over First in the Nation Social Media Tax

NetChoice, a trade association representing the tech industry, filed suit in Cook County Circuit Court to block the Social Media Amusement Tax included in the city’s 2026 spending plan.