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Re:Meta Forced to Reveal Anonymous Facebook User's Identity by jsnell on Monday July 31, 2023 @06:27AM (#36940701)
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.

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Re:Meta Forced to Reveal Anonymous Facebook User's Identity by neilv on Monday July 31, 2023 @06:42AM (#36940791)
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?

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Re:Meta Forced to Reveal Anonymous Facebook User's Identity by ShamelessC on Monday July 31, 2023 @06:52AM (#36940866)
They answered you already.
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Re:Meta Forced to Reveal Anonymous Facebook User's Identity by shadowgovt on Monday July 31, 2023 @09:19AM (#36942076)
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.
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