One of those is in the billions. The total is about 2 months of Meta income. It's literally a slap on the wrist.

robin_reala 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Meta made €13.11B from Europe (not the EU but close enough) in 26Q3,[1] so this is more like 1.37 months only-Europe revenue. Having said that, even this paltry amount is enough to get the US administration threatening trade wars, so I guess that’s a factor that plays into the EU’s reticence to fine more. Well, that and the fact that the Irish DPC are corrupt to the core.

[1] https://s21.q4cdn.com/399680738/files/content_files/Earnings...

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ragall 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> It's literally a slap on the wrist.

Two months of income are far from a mere "slap on the wrist".

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Ylpertnodi 4 hours ago | parent [-]

It is a slap on the wrist - any more and trump gets trumpy.

	▲	cowlevel 8 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Imagine I am a policeman and I come to your house and take away two months of your income as a fine for something bad you did (stole a TV from a store, say). Is that a wrist slap or is it actually quite a lot of money? I also take back the TV.

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GeoAtreides 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

in what world 2 months of income, not profit, income, is a slap on the wrist?!!