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Coverage dated August 17, 2025

Maryland tax on digital ads violated Big Tech’s free speech, judges say

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Maryland’s first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising violated the Constitution, a federal appeals court says, because blocking Big Tech from telling customers about the tax violates the companies’ right to free speech.

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  1. WTOP Washington DC

    Maryland tax on digital ads violated Big Tech’s free speech, judges say (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    Maryland’s first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising violated the Constitution, a federal appeals court says, because blocking Big Tech from telling customers about the tax violates the companies’ right to free speech.

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    Maryland's first-in-the-nation tax on digital ads violated Big Tech's free speech, judges say (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    A federal appeals court has ruled that part of a first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising in Maryland aimed at Big Tech is unconstitutional. The ruling on Friday by a three-judge

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