The EU fines social media platform X for violating transparency rules, Musk retaliates
AFP, Washington, 6th. After Elon Musk's social media platform X was heavily fined by the European Union, the billionaire responded online today, saying the EU should be "abolished and have its sovereignty returned to individual countries."
This investigation has attracted significant attention, seen as a test of the EU's determination to regulate large technology companies. The European Commission yesterday imposed a fine of 120 million euros on X, owned by the world's richest person Elon Musk, citing violations of the Digital Services Act (DSA), stating that X violated transparency rules, including using "misleading design" to allow users to obtain "blue checkmark" accounts.
The investigation also found that X was not transparent about advertising information and did not allow researchers to access public data as required by the DSA.
Musk himself posted on the X platform after the fine was announced, stating: "The EU should be abolished and have its sovereignty returned to individual countries so that national governments can better represent the people."
When a user retweeted Musk's statement, he responded, "I am serious, not joking." In another post, he added, "I love Europe, but I don't like this bureaucratic monster called the EU."
The Trump administration immediately criticized the penalty. Vice President JD Vance posted on X warning the EU "should support free speech and not suppress American companies for no reason."
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