30 billion dollars! Offending Trump is too costly, Zuckerberg finally understands the price of choosing the wrong side.
Zuckerberg chose to ban Trump's personal account at the end of Trump's first term, which completely offended Trump. When Trump ran for re-election and the situation was not promising, Zuckerberg decided to change his stance and release Trump's account from the "little black house". Later, Zuckerberg publicly supported Trump, clearly realizing that Trump might make a comeback. After Trump won the election, Zuckerberg began to compromise with Trump on many issues.
Zuckerberg's turnaround was indeed very fast, but it seems a bit late. According to reports by The Wall Street Journal, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ultimately ruled to impose a huge fine on Zuckerberg. It is reported that Zuckerberg was fined $30 billion due to anti-monopoly litigation against Meta, including Facebook and Instagram. Despite Zuckerberg's multiple requests for settlement, he successively proposed settlement amounts of $450 million and $1 billion.
However, the FTC ultimately rejected these settlement offers and decided to deliver a fatal blow to Zuckerberg. If Zuckerberg cannot successfully appeal, he will have to pay a fine of $30 billion, which is absolutely the heaviest penalty. Zuckerberg's current situation is not good. Even if he has money, it is impossible for him to easily pay such a large fine.
Although this fine was not ordered by Trump himself, it is obvious that there is Trump's shadow behind it. Clearly, Zuckerberg now realizes the great cost of offending Trump.
Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1829564347154691/
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