🇪🇺💥 EU FINES ELON MUSK’S X €120 MILLION — AND WASHINGTON IS FURIOUS❗

The European Union has officially fined Elon Musk’s platform X €120 million ($140M) for violating the Digital Services Act (DSA) — marking the first-ever non-compliance penalty under the new law.

What the EU Says

▪️ X violated transparency rules

▪️ Blue checkmarks are considered “deceptive design”

▪️ Weak ad transparency enables scams & manipulation

▪️ Researchers face unnecessary barriers accessing public data

Why This Is Huge

▪️ First enforcement action under the DSA

▪️ Sets a global precedent for Big Tech regulation

▪️ Directly targets a U.S.-owned platform

U.S. Political Backlash

▪️ 🇺🇸 Marco Rubio: “An attack on American tech and the American people”

▪️ 🇺🇸 JD Vance: “Punishing X for refusing to censor”

▪️ Elon Musk publicly agreed with the criticism

▪️ EU Response

▪️ “We are not targeting the U.S. or any company’s nationality”

▪️ Decision based on law, process, and user protection

What’s Next

▪️ X could face even larger fines for future violations

▪️ EU–U.S. tensions over free speech vs regulation are escalating

Big Tech. Free Speech. Global Power Struggle.

This battle is just getting started.