Comment on Nigeria fines Meta $220 million for violating consumer, data laws

slazer2au@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• randoot@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  There’s no way they make enough from Nigeria to warrant paying that fine. They’ll just threaten to close shop there and the government will just drop the fine.

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  • slazer2au@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Drop the fine after …donating(?)… To an official in charge of dropping the fine.

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    • randoot@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      True. Although it’s Facebook. They could just tweak the algo in favor of the opposition candidate.

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      • possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Or overthrow the government and install a dictator.

        Oh wait this Meta and not the Banana companies

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• KoboldCoterie@pawb.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  And even if it is, will a company with 39 billion in net income last year even care?

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