• @Ciderpunk
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    4226 days ago

    This is the government equivalent of “you owe me a bajillion dollars!” An unserious fine from an unserious government.

  • @SomeGuy69
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    826 days ago

    Someone played too much Adventure Capitalist.

  • @[email protected]
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    726 days ago

    They could pay with one of those comically large cardboard checks, then forget to sign it.

  • @[email protected]
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    426 days ago

    Its from a fine that doubles every day. There’s no judge literally demanding google pay this amount of money. Makes a good headline, though.

    FTA: “The company’s Russian subsidiary declared bankruptcy in 2022”. Its just been doubling the whole time.

      • LukácsFan1917
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        226 days ago

        If you don’t think giving a tech monopoly multiple life sentences is cool get out of my mentions.

      • @Maalus
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        226 days ago

        It is how things should be, although for valid reasons, not “the banned our accounts, we mad, grrrrr”. The alternative is companies getting a “fine” that’s a drop in the bucket and just continuing how they did previously. If the company does shitty things and gets banned because they can’t pay a huge fine because of GDPR for instance, then good riddance.

      • LukácsFan1917
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        026 days ago

        I am sure you would prefer shilling for Google or Israel. Tough luck.

        • @Gradually_Adjusting
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          026 days ago

          Oo, topical and feisty. No I remember being a twentysomething, say it louder for the cheap seats etc

          • LukácsFan1917
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            124 days ago

            All you know how to do is mindlessly repeat what your bosses tell you to get your treats 😭😭😭

    • atro_city
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      226 days ago

      If Russia wanted to be the good guy, they’d hack Google and opensource all the code.

      • LukácsFan1917
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        -124 days ago

        Hey look, we found a guy who believes in “don’t be evil” in 2024! Try not to laugh!

        • @[email protected]
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          124 days ago

          I don’t? Where did I say this? I am merely asking what they did concretely that ruffled your feathers.

          That comment was overflowing with hate / anger and I want to understand why.