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YouTube felt it could lose more than $22 million if it fought the lawsuit, which is interesting.

• treetalker 1y ago
  Alternatively, a settlement to end litigation is a great way to cleanly, openly, and almost unassailably transfer money to someone you might not otherwise be able to pay. And who's to question the propriety of the amount?
• dns_snek 1y ago
  Well they've shown that they're willing to abuse every arm of the government to punish dissent. $22 million is cheap if it avoids extralegal retaliation by the US government.
• rsynnott 1y ago
  Or, alternatively, it is a means to pay a bribe which will be difficult to prove later if and when the US returns to the rule of law.
  • mdp2021 1y ago
    But questions will be raised now, and they will be raised again later, since the absurdity of the sentencing will resound in jurisprudence for years to come. This will probably and hopefully not be forgotten: the question will remain for later.