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Re:Meta Fined $1.3B Over Data Transfers to U.S. by jacquesm on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @01:44AM (#36040326)
Fines aren't capricious either.
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Re:Meta Fined $1.3B Over Data Transfers to U.S. by robertlagrant on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @05:30AM (#36055736)
I think they are to some extent, or these giant ones are. They look a lot more like "take advantage of local sentiment" or "make an example of this one" than taxes, which are applied uniformly.
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