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Kick faces possible $49 M fine after French streamer Jean Pormanove dies on air (www.dexerto.com)

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[–] Bane_Killgrind@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I googled and apparently kick has been doing 180 million revenue yearly, so this is refreshingly high in terms of a fine.

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[+] localhorst@sh.itjust.works -10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So they can do this 3.5 more times before it starts costing them money?!

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[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 31 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Revenue != profit

Depending on margins, it can make a company unprofitable pretty quick if they're hit by a fine of nearly 30% of their revenue.

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[–] Bane_Killgrind@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago

Yes

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