• BrikoXOPM
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    6 months ago

    Of course. EU latest laws changed the fines to a percentage of annual revenue to make them effective, but US is still collecting pennies with their settlement agreements.

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      6 months ago

      But how could you define a percentage for every little thing that may come up? When is the percentage decided during the case, and who decides it?

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        6 months ago

        Fines and other sanctions are decided by the European Commission under Digital Markets Act (DMA) and Digital Services Act (DSA).

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          6 months ago

          So really it’s just the same thing with an extra step. They decide how much money it should cost the company, look of the companies profits, and give a percentage that matches the value they wanted.

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            6 months ago

            Even at the lowest 1% fine of annual revenue would have been 17 million. So no, 3 million =/ 17 million. At maximum 6% it would have been 102 million.