fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoFCC slaps $300M fine on “largest illegal robocall operation” it’s ever seenarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square79fedilinkarrow-up1755arrow-down112
arrow-up1743arrow-down1external-linkFCC slaps $300M fine on “largest illegal robocall operation” it’s ever seenarstechnica.comfne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square79fedilink
minus-squareHousePanther@lemmy.goblackcat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down4·1 year agoGood! Large fines create a meaningful deterrent for bad behavior.
minus-squareMoogosa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·1 year agoSure deterred them from doing it again after the first time… oh wait.
minus-squareFoxBJK@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoWe’ve had one fine yes, but what about second fine?
minus-squareburntbutterbiscuits@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoThat’s fine too.
minus-squareWarmSoda@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoI don’t think he knows about secondsy fines, Pipen.
minus-squarebrianorca@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoThis was the second fine for at least one of these guys.
minus-squarest3ph3n@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 year agoI’m not normally a proponent of prison for debtors, but in the case of these motherfuckers I’d be happy if they threw away the key.
minus-squaredan1101@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year ago suspended based on his inability to pay If only he had some way to make money fast.
minus-squareParallax@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-21 year agoMaybe it’ll help as long as the fine is some % of their net income. Sweden does this, speeding tickets are a % of your income instead of a fixed fine, so someone with $10MM will still feel the burn.
minus-squareRefurbished Refurbisher@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-21 year agoDepends on if they make so much money that 300M is just cost of doing business. There needs to be prison time for those involved. Also $300M is the public fine number. Usually the actual fine is less than what is made public.
Good! Large fines create a meaningful deterrent for bad behavior.
Sure deterred them from doing it again after the first time… oh wait.
We’ve had one fine yes, but what about second fine?
That’s fine too.
I don’t think he knows about secondsy fines, Pipen.
This was the second fine for at least one of these guys.
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I’m not normally a proponent of prison for debtors, but in the case of these motherfuckers I’d be happy if they threw away the key.
If only he had some way to make money fast.
Maybe it’ll help as long as the fine is some % of their net income. Sweden does this, speeding tickets are a % of your income instead of a fixed fine, so someone with $10MM will still feel the burn.
Depends on if they make so much money that 300M is just cost of doing business. There needs to be prison time for those involved.
Also $300M is the public fine number. Usually the actual fine is less than what is made public.