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Meta found liable in child exploitation case (www.theguardian.com)
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... while they feign child protection to avoid costs

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

fines don’t count anymore, only hard time

I mean, you're assuming this survives one of the eight million appeals the Facebook legal team is going to throw at it.

But yes, by the time it works itself all the way up and down the appellate courts, I wouldn't expect this $1.5T company to experience any legal penalties in excess of a few million dollars.