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by nonrandomstring 1017 days ago
Thankyou.

The next question is - if we're hoping to seriously talk about the effectiveness of fines against hostile and uncooperative foreign companies, how does the Norwegian DPA use that money to further remedy the harms inflicted on the people?

That's not a lot of money in the scheme of things. but handing it out amongst everyone doesn't seem useful.

The obvious danger is that the DPA becomes a self-fulfilling entity, in perpetual growth of power and reach, and quite happy if Meta continue to transgress.

Shouldn't Europe use this money to invest in its own social networking infrastructure, thus providing a double-whammy against Meta's misdeeds?