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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.
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.
BRUSSELS | Xinhua | The European Commission on Friday imposed fines totaling 120 million euros (139.8 million U.S. dollars) on Elon Musk’s social media platform X for breaching transparency obligations in its first non-compliance decision under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
Elon Musk's social media company X was fined 120 million euros ($193.3 million Cdn) 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.
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.
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
The European Commission has fined X 120 million euros for flouting Digital Services Act provisions about adverts and public data access, etc.
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