Ah, why didn't I think of this ? https://forums.theregister.com/forum/all/2024/08/28/tiktok_blackout_challenge_appeal/#c_4920362 https://forums.theregister.com

Ah, why didn't I think of this ? https://forums.theregister.com/forum/all/2024/08/28/tiktok_blackout_challenge_appeal/#c_4920362 https://forums.theregister.com/forum/all/2024/08/28/tiktok_b... >> "...start nailing these fucking anti-social platforms to the wall...fined a tiny fraction of their income... but if this goes to a jury trial... the damages could result in hundreds of millions in compensation and punitive damages... then open the floodgates to more lawsuits." > This is why they "settle out of court" with strongly bound NDAs. The aggrieved party gets "quick justice" and the accused gets to say "who, me?, not guilty, no fault" and the merry-go-round continues. None of the incumbents ever want to go to court over these sorts of cases. Same applies to Ts&Cs. No one wants' them tested in a court. > They only ever seem to end up in court when Govt. wants a whipping boy or it's another $BigCorp with equally deep pockets and both see the advantage of "winning", or at least not losing.