Elon Musk is likely less of a fan of the European Union today versus yesterday. I say that because he’s or more accurately Twitter/X has been fined $140 million by them. Here’s why:
Elon Musk’s social media company X was fined 120 million euros ($140 million) by EU tech regulators on Friday for breaching EU online content rules, the first sanction under landmark legislation which will likely draw the U.S. government’s ire.
And:
EU regulators said X’s DSA violations included the deceptive design of its blue checkmark for verified accounts, the lack of transparency of its advertising repository and its failure to provide researchers access to public data.
Well, this is going to get interesting as I am sure that Elon will have something…. perhaps something stupid to say about this. I did check his Twitter account and there’s nothing so far. But you know that he’s going to say something. In the meantime, it’s clear that the EU is making the point that tech companies will bend to its will and not the other way around.
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Elon Musk’s Twitter/X Hit With $140 Million Fine
Elon Musk is likely less of a fan of the European Union today versus yesterday. I say that because he’s or more accurately Twitter/X has been fined $140 million by them. Here’s why:
Elon Musk’s social media company X was fined 120 million euros ($140 million) by EU tech regulators on Friday for breaching EU online content rules, the first sanction under landmark legislation which will likely draw the U.S. government’s ire.
And:
EU regulators said X’s DSA violations included the deceptive design of its blue checkmark for verified accounts, the lack of transparency of its advertising repository and its failure to provide researchers access to public data.
Well, this is going to get interesting as I am sure that Elon will have something…. perhaps something stupid to say about this. I did check his Twitter account and there’s nothing so far. But you know that he’s going to say something. In the meantime, it’s clear that the EU is making the point that tech companies will bend to its will and not the other way around.
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