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BRUSSELS >> Elon Musk’s social media company X was fined 120 million euros ($140 million) by EU tech regulators today for breaching EU online content rules, the first sanction under landmark legislation that once again drew criticism from the U.
Elon Musk's social media company X was fined 120 million euros ($140 million) by EU tech regulators on Friday for breaching online content rules, the first sanction under landmark legislation that once again drew criticism from the U.
The fines were due to the platform's misleading use of blue check marks to identify verified users and a lack of transparency over ads and data access for researchers.
Elon Musk has broken his silence over the EU-imposed $140 million fine on his social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. On Friday, the EU tech regulators slammed X with 120 million euros
EU antitrust chief Teresa Ribera said the enforcement is about fair and sustainable digital markets, not trade negotiations, and rejected any notion
The European Commission has fined X 120 million euros for flouting Digital Services Act provisions about adverts and public data access, etc.
In doling out the first ever penalty under the Digital Services Act, the European Commission concluded that X's paid-for blue tick symbol misled users
EU ramped up antitrust and DMA enforcement against Big Tech in 2025, launching major probes and record fines as tensions with US tech giants and Washington intensifed.
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