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@lemmy.worldSappho was a poet from the island of Lesbo, which is where the word lesbian comes from.
I got a pump and dump scam from an alias that I only used for my brokerage account. They assured me it wasn't them. A week later they publicly announced that they were hacked.
The closest I can think of in the U.S.. was the Smothers Brothers. They were cancelled by the network, not the government, even though they were very popular . They frequently criticized the Vietnam war and government officials.
The purpose of a fine is to get compliance, not to punish. The fine was $50,000, doubling every day. So $350,00 dollars means Musk caved after 3 days. Pretty effective tactic by the court.