Los@beehaw.orgM to World News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoAustralia takes on Elon Musk over spike in online hate on Twitter12ft.ioexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down10
arrow-up146arrow-down1external-linkAustralia takes on Elon Musk over spike in online hate on Twitter12ft.ioLos@beehaw.orgM to World News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squarefloofloof@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoYou can’t fine him an amount he’d care about. Beyond a certain amount of wealth, fines are no longer a punishment or a disincentive.
minus-squaremagnetosphere @beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoIn many cases, I would agree, but the article says If Twitter does not respond, it faces fines of $687,000 a day. We’re not talking about a single payment for a fixed amount. I think he’d actually care about this. It would add up fast if he tried to ignore it.
minus-squaredark_stang@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoIn some places, fines are based on income or wealth. Like speeding tickets in Finland. So hopefully it’ll happen and he will feel it.
You can’t fine him an amount he’d care about. Beyond a certain amount of wealth, fines are no longer a punishment or a disincentive.
In many cases, I would agree, but the article says
We’re not talking about a single payment for a fixed amount. I think he’d actually care about this. It would add up fast if he tried to ignore it.
In some places, fines are based on income or wealth. Like speeding tickets in Finland. So hopefully it’ll happen and he will feel it.