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Spotifyfor one isn’t happy.
Along with Apple,Deezer, Meta, YouTube and TikTok it has strongly criticized the plans.
Otherwise, “how do you expect us to be able to operate in a market like France?”
Why are the streamers unhappy about France’s tax?
Because they don’t want to pay it.
Spotify has lost money consistently for years because streaming is fundamentally a low margin business.
you might see Spotify’s point.
Any levy will reduce its already-thin margins.