Well, TikTok made an estimated $9.4B in revenue in 2022 making that fine 3.7%. That's pretty big.
this post was submitted on 15 Sep 2023
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If it’s not percentage based that’s just the cost of breaking that law if you feel like it.
not nearly enough
Good start though, right? More than most fines for similar infractions
That's cool. Sounds like a win for data security (How do I translate Datenschutz to English?)
Datenschutzgrundverordnung (DSGVO) is called general data protection regulation (GDPR) in english, so data protection seems to be fitting for the context.
Ah damn, I forgot. Thanks!