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European Union fines X $140 million for violating its Digital Services Act

The deceptive design of its ‘blue checkmark’ The lack of transparency of its advertising repository The failure to provide access to public data for researchers The Digital Services Act passed in 2022 with the goal of “combatting hate speech and misinformation online,

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EU metes out first-ever Digital Services Act fine, dings X for blue check deception

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Elon Musk’s X first to be fined under EU’s Digital Services Act

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Musk: EU must be abolished

Elon Musk has called for the EU to be “abolished” after the bloc fined his social media platform X €120m (£105m).

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EU fines Musk’s X €120m over transparency breaches under digital rules

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EU hits Elon Musk's X with €120 million fine for violating digital rules

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Tech rules clash: EU slaps €120 million fine on Elon Musk’s X; says platform misled users and blocked researchers

“Deceiving users with blue checkmarks, obscuring information on ads and shutting out researchers have no place online in the EU. The DSA protects users,” said Henna Virkunnen, the EU's executive vice-...

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Elon Musk calls for 'abolition' of EU as the regional bloc slaps €120 mn fine on X

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EU fines Musk's X $140M for violating online content rules

Tech Times

X Hit With First EU Digital Services Act Fine Worth $140m For 'Deceptive' Blue Check Verification

Elon Musk's X now faces a whopping $140 million fine from the EU's Digital Services Act for its blue check verification.

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E.U. hits Musk's X with $140 million fine, says it broke hate speech and misinformation rules

The European Commission alleged that X violated the Digital Services Act, a sweeping 2022 law mandating companies set up policies and procedures to remove posts deemed illegal.

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Elon Musk, Trump admin go scorched Earth on EU after X hit with $140M fine

Elon Musk and the Trump administration slammed the European Union after X was hit with a $140 million fine for Digital Services Act "non-compliance."