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Big Tech generated billions in fines but didn't pay them (m.economictimes.com)

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Ireland's data regulator confirmed to AFP that Meta has not paid any of the ₹2 billion ($2.2 billion) in fines issued since last September. TikTok also owes hundreds of millions.

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[-] burliman@lemm.ee 19 points 1 year ago

Even GDPR fines are rarely paid in full. We hear about the levied fine since that’s public, but not the actual payment deal.

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