It’s easy to say “hey sorry network, you’re going to some explicit photos of me and I’m gonna make millions from it. Just ignore it and we’re good”. But that wasn’t the deal.
This feels a bit like the McDonald’s coffee lawsuit. On the surface it’s easy for some to take that deal (nudes for millions) but consider this:
1) she might have been Facebook friends with family or family friends.
2) this could wreck someone in high school and cause issues with dating, friends, etc. taken the wrong way it could kill your social life and cause depression
3) people jump to assuming she’s conventionally attractive. She might be very shy about her body and was taking those for herself. People might have grabbed them and made fun of her..
4) there was no guarantee of a payout and it took five years legal distraction during prime high school and college age for a resolution
5) if she is from a small town or a highly religious town, she will now be known as the girl that had her nudes leaked. If it was a religious town, it could have brought shame on the family and in some cases ended relationships
6) if this screwed up her high school trajectory, it could have messed up her grades and limited her college choices
Lastly, I think part of this amount is to make it somewhat meaningful to Apple. If it happened once because they didn’t properly vet their 3rd party, a small fine would do nothing to prevent it from happening in the future.