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.

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[–] 22 points 4 months ago* (3 children)

They won't ever get fined that much. Sensationalist and completely detached from reality article.

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  • [–] 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Even if they do they'll never have to pay it, and even if they pay some absolutely none will go to those who are supposed to be the victims.

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago* (5 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (3 children)

    This fee is very impactful. If they are going to pay it.

    How do you think users will pay for it?

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (2 children)

    IF they are going to pay...and at once, not 5937292 installments of 29,99.

    Users will pay in the end like they always do: higher prices, less offerings, shittier products etc. Or another 1k employees get fired. Or 2k. Whatever happens, no billionaire ever will actually pay something themselves. They can even fuck kids and get away with it. See the USA and others...

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago

    Let's punish them out of existence and destroy all recommenders system!! The others will follow, I hope.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    Zuckerberg described his job as “Professional Defendant”

    Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.

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  • 7 comments in c/news@lemmy.world view that post
    [–] 4 points 4 months ago

    I may be reading this wrong, but that’s almost their entire net worth of $1.57T.

    …good

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    Is it enough to hurt? If not then it's not enough.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    It might convince a lot of investors that the writing is on the wall and cause them to sell off and flee. That could cause a mid to long term collapse.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    "They're good dogs, Bront"

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  • 1 comment in c/DeMeta@lemmy.world view that post
    [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    They've been evil since opening it up, buying up competition since 2011-2012. Then they made the movie and his ego exploded. I got off in 2016 with all the bs politics taken over, it's a platform for memes, recipes, shared links, and a bunch of assholes all pretending to live better lives than they've got (humble bragging).

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    [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    Finally it's been 10+ years of psychology being abused to make money.

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