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Re:EU fines Apple €500M and Meta €200M by i_have_an_idea on Wednesday April 23, 2025 @08:35AM (#43771355)
> somehow deducted from subsidies

Do you think the EU subsidizes Meta/Apple.

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Re:EU fines Apple €500M and Meta €200M by tomalbrc on Wednesday April 23, 2025 @08:43AM (#43771427)
No but the EU does subsidize Tesla.
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Re:EU fines Apple €500M and Meta €200M by bboygravity on Wednesday April 23, 2025 @08:52AM (#43771553)
No. The EU subsidizes electric vehicles. Not the same thing.
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Re:EU fines Apple €500M and Meta €200M by vanviegen on Wednesday April 23, 2025 @11:18AM (#43773171)
It pretty much was the same thing for years.
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Re:EU fines Apple €500M and Meta €200M by phtrivier on Wednesday April 23, 2025 @01:05PM (#43774227)
Not necessarily Meta, but it's very much possible that a large company is the recipient of both EU subsidies and EU fines :)
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