Two senators say a $5B fine isn’t enough to punish Facebook

Re:Two senators say a $5B fine isn’t enough to punish Facebook by randyrand on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @12:22PM (#19850929)

can governments force people to be fired? That might bring things closer to home.

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Re:Two senators say a $5B fine isn’t enough to punish Facebook by save_ferris on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @01:56PM (#19851821)

Only if a criminal investigation turns up chargeable offenses, sure.

The government can't just tell Zuckerberg to pack up and go home, but felony charges are about the only way he can be forced out at this point.

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Re:Two senators say a $5B fine isn’t enough to punish Facebook by mises on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @02:54PM (#19852318)

The easiest way would be for the SEC to get involved. They can bar people from being officers of public companies. Of course, it would be a major abuse of power and certainly unconstitutional.

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Re:Two senators say a $5B fine isn’t enough to punish Facebook by i_am_proteus on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @01:56PM (#19851829)

Governments can bring criminal charges against individuals if they have evidence that those individuals have committed a crime.

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