Comment on Meta ordered to pay $25 billion to New Mexico after jury finds company misled consumers about data privacy

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halcyoncmdr@piefed.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

I merely wanted to put it in perspective. It’s not small amount relative to the number people it represents.

More than 43 million violations of the New Mexico consumer protection law… $25 Billion fine. That’s only about about $500 per violation. Out of a $5,000 maximum, per violation. There are roughly 2.1 Million people in New Mexico… so at most that’s $12k per person.

Do we really think that $12k is a deterrent for a company like Meta?

It’s not small amount relative to the number people it represents.

It only looks like it’s not a small amount simply because the numbers at the scale companies like Meta operate at are outrageous.

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