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"Last November, it agreed to pay $391.5 million to settle similar complaints by 40 U.S. states. Then in January 2023, it agreed to pay a total of $29.5 million to settle two different lawsuits brought by Indiana and Washington, D.C.

Subsequently, in May 2023, the company settled with Washington state for $39.9 million for the same reasons. It's currently facing a location tracking lawsuit in the state of Texas."

Jesus Christ...

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[–] AlternatePersonMan@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

Cute. Another fine for a company with deep pockets. So... Cost of business.

[–] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 14 points 1 year ago
[–] mishi@kolektiva.social 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@brihuang95

Google destroyed San Jose for a campus they decided not to build. Google gutted downtown & closed small legacy businesses.

Mayor Liccardo sold his wifes condo for $144k over market value after pushing google through.

I hope SJ business owners have their own class action. Google is shameful.