The size of the forest fire matters. Facebook is probably the first company in history that can cause planet wide forest fires at scale and speed never possible before.
That said I think they finally get that, after a long period of total denial. Not because of the fines and regulatory action which have come too late, but just from all the unintended unignorable consequences that have pilled up.
Yeah. The loss of long-term customers over privacy issues, addiction issues, and general creepiness is probably a greater concern to them than a fine.
I quit using Facebook because I realized it's actively unhealthy for me, and I've been "healing" since. They don't want the dribble of middle class tech nerds leaving the platform to become a flood.
That said I think they finally get that, after a long period of total denial. Not because of the fines and regulatory action which have come too late, but just from all the unintended unignorable consequences that have pilled up.