No, it’s a fine because they broke the law. The EU fortunately takes that seriously.

Uber is breaking Dutch law.

I'm so tired of this talking point. Either follow our laws or get the fuck out of our market.

There's no special right for American companies to ignore our rules and when they get fined for breaking them, that's just rule of law.

Maybe there's been enough regulatory capture that big corps can ignore laws on the other side of the pond, but for now, we are still a society of law and justice.