▲ 472 ▼ New Mexico jury finds Facebook liable for over 43 million violations of consumer protection law—and Meta could owe over $200 billion in penalties (fortune.com) submitted 1 month ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 46 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (1 child) And they could even pay that off in 200 easy instalments! permalink fedilink source hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 3 points 1 month ago Funny you mention that, oil companies at least typically pay the first payment or two on fines then stop paying and the feds let it slide. Or in shitholy states like ND they get the state courts to lower the fines to nothing after attention has died down. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 3 points 1 month ago Funny you mention that, oil companies at least typically pay the first payment or two on fines then stop paying and the feds let it slide. Or in shitholy states like ND they get the state courts to lower the fines to nothing after attention has died down. permalink fedilink source parent