Proton collated the numbers through its Big Tech Fines Tracker, which looks at public records. The data uses free cash flow numbers reported through MarketWatch. Even that amount could clear inside 21 days and just over an hour using its reported free cash flow, according to Proton’s calculations. Free cash flow numbers help explain why. “Big Tech is simply treating the fines as a cost of doing business, something expected and baked into company budgets,” he said.