Tweet says the EU has fined big tech €3.8 billion... but a cursory AI-powered search suggests the US has fined them much more: - $5b fine for Meta https://www.

Tweet says the EU has fined big tech €3.8 billion... but a cursory AI-powered search suggests the US has fined them much more: - $5b fine for Meta https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2019/07/ftc-imposes-5-billion-penalty-sweeping-new-privacy-restrictions-facebook https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2019/07/... - $1b fine + $2.5b settlement for Amazon https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/09/ftc-secures-historic-25-billion-settlement-against-amazon https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/09/... - $170m + $136m + $34m for Google for invading children's privacy https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2019/09/google-youtube-will-pay-record-170-million-alleged-violations-childrens-privacy-law https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2019/09/... - $425m for Google for tracking after tracking was explicitly disabled https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3dr91z0g4zo https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3dr91z0g4zo