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Meta fined $567m in largest child safety ruling against social media giant
www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd7lz3wr2rlo
www.bbc.comMeta told to pay another $567m in New Mexico child safety lawsuitA New Mexico judge ordered the Instagram, Facebook and Whatsapp parent company to pay another $567m for the way it has harmed children.
Replying to @TryingToBeGood@reddthat.com
Oh no, less than an eighth of what they lost on their stupid metaverse project. I’m sure they’ll really feel the sting of this judgement and learn their lesson.
Replying to @Sludgehammer@lemmy.world
While technically true, the fine is actually around 0.7% of what they lost on metaverse (estimated 80 billion)
Replying to @Gumus@lemmy.dbzer0.com
God, I love math nerds on Lemmy.
Thank you for this and Happy Friday.
Replying to @Gumus@lemmy.dbzer0.com
How does on spend 80 billion on a metaverse? (And would it have been another 40 billion to add legs?)
Replying to @Gumus@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Thanks! I guess the article I use for reference was from near the start of that debacle.