Lady Butterfly she/her@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoGoogle must pay €4.1bn fine for using Android to 'block' rivalswww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square132linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: europe@feddit.org
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minus-squareitisileclerk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 days agoI’m not defending Google, but who should it pay? Its rivals? If not, then this is just extortion.
minus-squarewizzor@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 days agoFines are usually paid to a government whose citizens have suffered. The government can then use the money for the benefit of citizens… Given of course that the government is generally inclined to such a thing.
I’m not defending Google, but who should it pay? Its rivals? If not, then this is just extortion.
Fines are usually paid to a government whose citizens have suffered. The government can then use the money for the benefit of citizens… Given of course that the government is generally inclined to such a thing.