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by jnorthrop 5316 days ago
With this decision they are subject to 20 years of audits. It's not like they got off with just a warning.
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Those "audits" will be toothless, and the only effect we'll ever see from them is the occasional headline. Read up on Microsoft since the late 90s or IBM since the early 80s, among many others.

The FTC's presence in FB's business decisions will only lend an air of legitimacy to what would otherwise cause problems with their users, and transforms FB's business model from "users are dumb fucks" to "Mom said I could."

Audits will prevent future action, but there's apparently no punishment for past actions. So, they got away with it.