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Spam King Ordered to Pay Facebook $711M Damages

I’m not sure what "message" Facebook thinks they are sending with this $711 million fine, the guy continues to spam people and hasn’t paid the other $235 million dollar in fines either. Normally I love seeing spammers sued into oblivion but when you are at almost one billion in fines and the person is still spamming, a dose of jail time might be what the doctor ordered.

"While we don't expect to receive the vast majority of the award, we hope that this will act as a continued deterrent against these criminals," said Sam O'Rourke, associate general counsel for Facebook, in a blog posting Thursday. "This is another important victory in our fight against spam."