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'€120 million'
EU slaps €120m fine on Elon Musk's X, straining ties with US
SUMMARY
The European Commission fined Elon Musk's X €120 million for violating transparency requirements under the Digital Services Act. This marks the first penalty under the EU's new content moderation law. U.S. Vice President JD Vance criticized the fine as a punishment for not censoring content.
The Commission stated that X's blue checkmark system is deceptive and its advertising library lacks transparency. Ongoing investigations into X will continue regarding its handling of illegal content. The fine's amount was deemed "proportionate" to the infringements, but U.S. officials claim it amounts to censorship.
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