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.
reply[1] https://s21.q4cdn.com/399680738/files/content_files/Earnings...
> It's literally a slap on the wrist.
replyTwo months of income are far from a mere "slap on the wrist".
It is a slap on the wrist - any more and trump gets trumpy.
replyImagine 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.
replyin what world 2 months of income, not profit, income, is a slap on the wrist?!!
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