Proportionally, it's as if an individual who makes $60K a year gets a speeding fine of $375. It might be moderately annoying, but it's not really going to be remembered in a month.
"We went a little over the line to figure out where the line is, so, we can now guarantee you, dear shareholder, that we're extracting the absolute maximum possible value! Isn't that splendid!"
This. Meta made $60B in net income in 2025.
Proportionally, it's as if an individual who makes $60K a year gets a speeding fine of $375. It might be moderately annoying, but it's not really going to be remembered in a month.
Has anyone in leadership at Meta faced even the prospect of jail time for what they've done over all these years?
they will get congressional medals of honor sooner than that
If you can make 60B and occasionally pay a few hundred million in fines, the math kind of answers itself
"We went a little over the line to figure out where the line is, so, we can now guarantee you, dear shareholder, that we're extracting the absolute maximum possible value! Isn't that splendid!"
More like “we found a company doing business in the EU who has deep pockets. I bet we can get 500 mil from them and they won’t leave.”
Who issued this fine?