Re:Meta Forced to Reveal Anonymous Facebook User's Identity
by jsnell on Monday July 31, 2023 @06:27AM
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No.
First, why in the world do you want Meta to get into a habit of ignoring the law of the land?
Second, fines for non-compliance to court orders are not one off events. The fine is set with the purpose of compelling action. If the action doesn't happen, higher fines will follow.
Re:Meta Forced to Reveal Anonymous Facebook User's Identity
by neilv on Monday July 31, 2023 @06:42AM
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I don't want them to ignore laws; I'm just asking out of curiosity, and given Meta being who they are.
As a purely business move, can Meta increase brand goodwill by publicly resisting for awhile?
Re:Meta Forced to Reveal Anonymous Facebook User's Identity
by ShamelessC on Monday July 31, 2023 @06:52AM
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They answered you already.
Re:Meta Forced to Reveal Anonymous Facebook User's Identity
by shadowgovt on Monday July 31, 2023 @09:19AM
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In general, I don't think "The American company thinks it can flout a European court decision" is actually going to increase brand goodwill in the market they care about increasing brand goodwill in.
As a purely business move, should Meta just play this as a principled stand, and eat the fine?
If there's any negative reaction chatter, maybe it's on one of their platforms, in which case it's engagement?