• RickyWars1
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    10 hours ago

    The $38.9 million fine Cineplex has now been handed is equivalent to the amount it collected from consumers through the $1.50 online booking fee between June 2022 and December 2023.

    This is already way harsher than corporations usually get but I can’t help but wish it was more that all they got because they come out with no actual loss.

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      7 hours ago

      Fine should be 10x the amount collected over the fees life time, not a bit over a years worth

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        Yes I agree. To me this sends the message ``best case you keep the money, worst cause you have to pay it back." No true penalty.

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      10 hours ago

      Side note, that is the very last sentence in an article titled “Cineplex fined $38.9M over $1.50 online booking fee”.

      Man, I hate the dumb attention economy. We suck as a species.