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fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前

FCC slaps $300M fine on “largest illegal robocall operation” it’s ever seen

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FCC slaps $300M fine on “largest illegal robocall operation” it’s ever seen

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fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前
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Robocallers were already banned for life and unable to pay previous fines.
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    So, what tiny fraction of their profits does this fine represent?

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      Ya I appreciate the gesture but if this truly is the “biggest” robocall racket I have to imagine a 300M fine is a dropping the bucket

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        Not Like they will pay it anyway.

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          Not like they’ll seriously be expected to.

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      Probably like 1%, maybe 2%

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        That information does not appear in the article.

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