Comment on EU may “make an example of X” by issuing $1 billion fine to Musk’s social network

Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• surewhynotlem@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  This. Fines should be percentage of wealth. Otherwise they’re just a sticker price on breaking the law.

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  • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    But $60B is more than Musk bought Twitter for, and there’s no way it increased enough that $60B would be a reasonable percentage of income in any capacity.

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    • Blooper@lemmynsfw.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I fully acknowledge your point and don’t disagree. On the other hand, who ever said we have to treat Nazis reasonably?

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      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Democracy and the rule of law. If you pick and choose groups to treat differently, that’s authoritarianism. Don’t fight authoritarianism with authoritarianism.

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  • Mubelotix@jlai.lu ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Nice idea but the state wouldn’t be able to know how much one owns. I am poor, but I have more hidden wealth than declared wealth

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• IGuessThisIsMyName@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  This would be a fine against X though right rather than Elon himself? Surely the company wouldn’t have that kind of cash available and would need to take drastic action to raise that amount.

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  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    rubbing nipples

    Oh, gosh! That sounds SO bad! Go on, tell us in explicit detail all the drastic measures that X would face. Tell us all the pain they would endure! Spare no detail.

    rubs balls

    Yeah…yeah almost there…

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    • CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I don’t understand the downvotes for this, this was my thinking too.

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