• BrikoXOPM
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      411 months ago

      Of course. EU latest laws changed the fines to a percentage of annual revenue to make them effective, but US is still collecting pennies with their settlement agreements.

      • @[email protected]
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        111 months ago

        But how could you define a percentage for every little thing that may come up? When is the percentage decided during the case, and who decides it?

        • BrikoXOPM
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          110 months ago

          Fines and other sanctions are decided by the European Commission under Digital Markets Act (DMA) and Digital Services Act (DSA).

          • @[email protected]
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            010 months ago

            So really it’s just the same thing with an extra step. They decide how much money it should cost the company, look of the companies profits, and give a percentage that matches the value they wanted.

            • BrikoXOPM
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              10 months ago

              Even at the lowest 1% fine of annual revenue would have been 17 million. So no, 3 million =/ 17 million. At maximum 6% it would have been 102 million.

    • @Trollception
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      311 months ago

      That’s a fairly hefty fine if their profit is 136 mil. Not sure if I’m reading that correctly but it amounts to multiple percentage points of profit for the entire company.

      • Orbituary
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        111 months ago

        That’s a quarterly report.

        • @Trollception
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          111 months ago

          Ah yea that changes things then. Not such a big fine then.