The European Commission said it will “make sure” it receives money owed by Elon Musk’s X after the company was fined €120 million for failing to meet transparency rules.
The Commission on Friday said X has breached transparency and deceptive design obligations under the EU’s platforms regulation, the Digital Services Act, and issued the €120 million penalty.
The decision set off a cascade of accusations of censorship from U.S. officials, Musk and his supporters, with some suggesting the company should refuse to pay the fine.
Guy is a trillionaire. Who cares about 120 million :|
The kinds of human-substitute that become trillionaires, evidently
Is this like when the local library hounds me for late return fees? It feels financially comparable when you slap such a small amount on it .
Add three more zeroes to the fine. The neo-Nazi loser can afford it.
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The charges are clear. https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_2934
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Yes. Seriously. And if x wants to operate in the EU then it has to follow EU law.
Consumer protection still exists and what x is doing with it’s ‘verified’ badges is just straight up deception. The only thing it verifies is that that account has paid x money.
Second, relating to transparency in advertising. Hybrid warfare is a major threat to the stability of Europe’s society, institutions and democracy. A major vector for that is propaganda carried out through Facebook and X. Both through fake users and adverts.
The EU should very much take this seriously and I’m glad that they are.
