Comment on Kick faces possible $49 M fine after French streamer Jean Pormanove dies on air

agelord@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  Yes. I saw a video on getting around Flock’s AI cameras and he mentions the numerous million dollar lawsuits that regularly result from misuse of their data and the glitches that cause people to have guns pointed at their heads by police.

  It is a cost of doing business. Saying ‘I’ll sue you!’ To them is as threatening as charging someone a little extra for that order of coffee they made.

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• finitebanjo@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I mean, Kick probably could be suspending people who stream for an unhealthily long time, maybe suspend his abusive friends, but they didn’t force him to take any actions resulting in his death imo.

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• Bane_Killgrind@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I googled and apparently kick has been doing 180 million revenue yearly, so this is refreshingly high in terms of a fine.

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  • localhorst@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    So they can do this 3.5 more times before it starts costing them money?!

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    • boonhet@sopuli.xyz ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Revenue != profit

      Depending on margins, it can make a company unprofitable pretty quick if they’re hit by a fine of nearly 30% of their revenue.

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      • Bane_Killgrind@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Yes

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• Tollana1234567@lemmy.today ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  cost of doing business, as part of thier budget.

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