Meta says 4 states want $1.4 trillion in penalties at August youth-safety trial

https://thenextweb.com/news/meta-states-1-4-trillion-youth-safety-trial

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1247402/meta-says-4-states-want-1-4-trillion-in-penalties-at-august-youth-safety-trial

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nulluser@lemmy.world · 55 pts · 34d

I'm so used to these penalties never being enough to change behavior that I just assumed that was going to be the case here again. Buuuut, METAs market cap is apparently $1.562T, soooo for once I'm thinking... "Yah, that's about right."

ItsMeForRealNow@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 34d

Burn it to the ground!

Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 34d

They want too little money.

xSikes@feddit.online · 19 pts · 34d (4 replies)

Weird that the decimal is in the wrong spot. 14 Trillion sounds about right. 15 Trillion looks nicer.

ozoned@piefed.social · 12 pts · 34d (3 replies)

20 trillion is a nice round number.

Buffalox@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 34d (2 replies)

Meta is only worth $1.5trillion so it doesn't make any difference.

xSikes@feddit.online · 6 pts · 34d

Sounds like they need to apply for a loan.

acosmichippo@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 34d

100 Trillion then

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SammyJK@programming.dev · 12 pts · 34d (1 reply)

Milk that company for all it's worth. I love it.

ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip · 3 pts · 34d

That ... Is almost all out of, actually.

turtlesareneat@piefed.ca · 11 pts · 34d

Cry me a river of tears whilst I make a boat out of my erections.

IhaveCrabs111@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 34d

So sick of these companies getting a slap on the wrist compared to the crime they committed

deliriousdreams@fedia.io · 5 pts · 34d

Something something disco inferno.

dan69@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 34d

I predict a shit tonne of firings. Hopefully it’s just middle managers.

DeuxChevaux@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 34d

Paid from the coffee kitty, I guess?