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nhinck | 2 years ago

Do you believe that you can pay $100k to ignore any further punishment?

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subroutine|2 years ago

I believe $100k to Meta is like $3 to me. If there is additional punishment beyond "a maximum fine of $100k", the article does not mention it.

throw_m239339|2 years ago

> I believe $100k to Meta is like $3 to me. If there is additional punishment beyond "a maximum fine of $100k", the article does not mention it.

Meta doesn't like judgements against Meta that would open them up to more scrutiny from legal institutions.

This isn't about money.

Meta has absolutely nothing to win in not complying with the legal request in that _specific case_. Meta never claimed to be the champion of anonymity, quite the contrary...

nhinck|2 years ago

Just logically, do you believe that Meta can pay $100k to ignore a court order?

waithuh|2 years ago

You need a few million and some vacations to ignore the law. $100k is just the initial fee and timeslot for potentially pulling out of said country (or do what Apple is doing with the UK)