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Given Google made 17 Billion dollar in Q1 2021 [0] in Europe/Africa/Middle East, I would say that around 2 Billion dollar would be more appropriate. Facebook m

Given Google made 17 Billion dollar in Q1 2021 [0] in Europe/Africa/Middle East, I would say that around 2 Billion dollar would be more appropriate. Facebook made 6.5 Billion dollar in Q1 2021 [1] in Europe, so maybe around 1-1.5 Billion dollar. [0] https://businessquant.com/google-revenue-by-region https://businessquant.com/google-revenue-by-region (Didn't find a better source or one that lists the revenue for France only) [1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/223279/facebooks-quarterly-revenue-in-europe/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/223279/facebooks-quarter... Edit: I tested the banners: Facebook: "More Options" -> "Allow only essential cookies" (1 click more than necessary) Google: "Anpassen" -> Switch off "Suchanpassung" -> Switch off "Youtube-Verlauf" -> Switch off "Personalisierte Werbung" -> "Bestätigen" and then there are 3 seconds of delay with progress bar. (4 clicks more than necessary + delay). This delay does not occur, if I simply press "Accept all"

flipbrad 5y ago
2 billion dollars just in respect of French users having to wait a few seconds and do a few clicks?
- thrwyoilarticle 5y ago
  Could we not be disingenuous? If the delay was meaningless, it wouldn't exist. There is a clear intention by these companies to bore or confuse people into signing their rights away. Consider how many lawyers are on payroll or retention at these companies who are aware of the requirements of the law, then consider that G/FB made a cynical, calculated decision to ignore it.
  - shukantpal 5y ago
    > There is a clear intention by these companies to bore or confuse people into signing their rights away These aren’t “rights”. There’s no confusion either. And people aren’t entitled to getting a service for free so they lost nothing. > Consider how many lawyers are on payroll or retention at these companies who are aware of the requirements of the law, then consider that G/FB made a cynical, calculated decision to ignore it. Irrelevant
    - thrwyoilarticle 5y ago
      They literally are rights, they're enshrined in law

flipbrad 5y ago

2 billion dollars just in respect of French users having to wait a few seconds and do a few clicks?

thrwyoilarticle 5y ago
Could we not be disingenuous? If the delay was meaningless, it wouldn't exist. There is a clear intention by these companies to bore or confuse people into signing their rights away. Consider how many lawyers are on payroll or retention at these companies who are aware of the requirements of the law, then consider that G/FB made a cynical, calculated decision to ignore it.
- shukantpal 5y ago
  > There is a clear intention by these companies to bore or confuse people into signing their rights away These aren’t “rights”. There’s no confusion either. And people aren’t entitled to getting a service for free so they lost nothing. > Consider how many lawyers are on payroll or retention at these companies who are aware of the requirements of the law, then consider that G/FB made a cynical, calculated decision to ignore it. Irrelevant
  - thrwyoilarticle 5y ago
    They literally are rights, they're enshrined in law