> It also illustrates how the pettiness

What about the pettiness of making shit up when you get caught cheating?

Europe is a democracy following the rule of law. The laws are public and everyone can know whether they comply or not. If US companies can't bother to conduct business legally, then they deserve the fines.

If I was an US citizen, I would be more concerned about how the Silicon valley became a hotbed of fraudulent activity [1][2][3] and the impact it will end up having on promising new tech, companies and employees.

[1]: https://www.adweek.com/media/concern-over-google-ad-auction/

[2]: https://www.axios.com/2022/01/18/google-facebook-conspired-m...

[3]: https://www.reuters.com/business/uber-ex-security-chief-accu...