cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/49145461

Meta has been up to no good for a while - always?

Is $1.4 trillion a reasonable amount for these cases? Who knows.

Is it reasonable compensation for all the evil they’ve done? I’d argue yes.

It’s essentially their entire market capitalization as a penalty.

  • themurphy@lemmy.mlEnglish
    6·
    4 months ago

    Only the EU will ever give those kind of fines in that scale. In the US they will lobby (corrupt) their way out of it to get a symbolic slap on the wrist.

    Or just make an AI post with Trump portrayed as God or something.

    • Dyskolos@lemmy.zipEnglish
      1·
      4 months ago

      This fee sounds impactful. Unless he just doesn’t pay or get to pay it in a billion small rates …

      And in the end, the users will have to pay for it. One way or another.