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Instagram fined €405M in EU over children’s privacy (techcrunch.com)
40 points by sleepyhead on Sept 5, 2022 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments


Imagine the actual victims would see the money. Facebook doesn’t even care, this is just like paying taxes. Try again, non-corrupt governments.


Yes, these fines should be passed on to the victims. They are not taxes.

To me it seems obvious that I personally should be entitled to monetary compensation if my data has been breached or was not protected as regulation requires.




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