Fines aren't enough; jail executives
Many argue corporate fines are a cost of doing business and only personal liability or jail for leadership will change behaviour. Others push back that lowering the bar for criminality would backfire.
It'll be slashed on appeal
Skeptics expect the penalty, already cut from $219B, to be reduced further, noting other states settled for far less; a lawyer insists it's a judge-set statutory penalty, not a jury damages award.
Why Meta and not Cambridge Analytica?
Some see it as a shakedown since CA misused the data, while others explain Meta is liable for negligent safeguards and misleading users about privacy.