I'll bait, even though this is quite obvious a low-effort comment without any basis. If you would have read the article, you could have noted the following:

> Max Schrems: "The penalty will go to Ireland - the State that has taken Meta's side and delayed enforcement for more than four years. This case will likely be appealed by Meta, leading to more costs for noyb."

So: No, the money does not go to the ominous "EU leadership", but rather to Ireland, the country which already profits from being a tax and law heaven for Meta and other companies. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland_as_a_tax_haven

> They don't care about protecting citizens, they want $500m fines every month. The EU leadership is corrupt as fuck.

The EU don't get the fine money.

It goes to the Irish state. The same Irish state whose DPA has been trying to shield Meta through all this.

> The EU leadership is corrupt as fuck.

That's a hell of a claim to just casually throw out.

Even if there was a bit of truth to this, it's not like the US is any better.

Even if they do it just to annoy Facebook, that might be in line with the popular opinion among their voters.