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Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• mesamunefire@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Well they have to pay 200+ million. So im not sure if "get away" is the right word

  "It took the jury less than a day of deliberation to find Tesla 33 percent liable for the crash and responsible for $243 million in punitive and compensatory damages."

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  • Whitebrow@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Almost 100 billion revenue last year.

    250 million of 100 billion is what… 0.25%?

    Yeah. That’s nothing to them.

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    • int32@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      it never is. fines should be a percentage of the value of the company, not just some sum.

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      • Attacker94@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Value can easily be manipulated, it really should be based on 15% ish of their gross income

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    • onslaught545@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      You’d need to do the math on net profit. Gross revenue is a pretty meaningless figure on its own.

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      • JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Want to fine Twitter 10% for something horrible they did in 2020 using their net profit? You now owe Twitter 113 million.

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      • bisby@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Or, y’know, don’t do illegal things and it doesn’t matter. That’s the point of fines being a deterrent

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    • eierkuchen@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Well, net income already had plummeted 52% then. Let’s see 2025 figures. Sales are down, down, down…

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