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EU hits Elon Musk's X with $140 million fine over business practices
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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.
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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.
The European Union (EU) has hit X, Elon Musk’s social media company, with a roughly $140 million fine for violating one of the EU’s content moderation laws.
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.S. government.
LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators on Friday fined Elon Musk’s social media platform X 120 million euros ($140 million) for failing to comply with
The European Commission has issued a $140 million fine to Elon Musk's X for violating the EU's controversial Digital Services Act (DSA). The fine is likely to escalate tensions between the EU and America over free speech online.
Elon Musk’s social media company X was fined 120 million euros ($140 million) by EU tech regulators Friday for breaching EU online content rules, the first sanction under landmark legislation that will likely draw the ire of the US government.
