Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker picked a fight with big tech companies. In the end, the tech companies won.
City Council gave preliminary approval last week to a more than $7.1 billion budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. The plan does not include the mayor’s tax proposals meant to squeeze revenue out of gig economy companies like Lyft, Uber, Airbnb, and DoorDash.
“Billionaire big tech companies just won round one in this process,” Parker said, adding that the firms spent big on lobbying and public advertising to defeat the proposals and that they “control algorithms and what we see on social media.”
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📝 by Sean Collins Walsh, Anna Orso, and Kristen A. Graham / Staff
📹 Courtesy of the City of Philadelphia
✂️ by Lauren Schneiderman / Staff
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Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker picked a fight with big tech companies. In the end, the tech companies won.
City Council gave preliminary approval last week to a more than $7.1 billion budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. The plan does not include the mayor’s tax proposals meant to squeeze revenue out of gig economy companies like Lyft, Uber, Airbnb, and DoorDash.
“Billionaire big tech companies just won round one in this process,” Parker said, adding that the firms spent big on lobbying and public advertising to defeat the proposals and that they “control algorithms and what we see on social media.”
Listen to more of the mayor's comments in the video. For the full story, click the link in our bio.
📝 by Sean Collins Walsh, Anna Orso, and Kristen A. Graham / Staff
📹 Courtesy of the City of Philadelphia
✂️ by Lauren Schneiderman / Staff
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