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by benoau 4 days ago
Tweet says the EU has fined big tech €3.8 billion... but a cursory AI-powered search suggests the US has fined them much more:

- $5b fine for Meta https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2019/07/...

- $1b fine + $2.5b settlement for Amazon https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/09/...

- $170m + $136m + $34m for Google for invading children's privacy https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2019/09/...

- $425m for Google for tracking after tracking was explicitly disabled https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3dr91z0g4zo