EU Vows to Defend €120 Million X Fine as US Backs Musk's Court Challenge
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Updated · Boston Herald · Sep 25
EU Vows to Defend €120 Million X Fine as US Backs Musk's Court Challenge
3 articles · Updated · Boston Herald · Sep 25
Summary
The European Commission said Friday it is ready to defend its €120 million ($137 million) fine on X after the U.S. Justice Department moved to support Elon Musk’s bid to have the case thrown out.
That penalty, issued late last year after a two-year probe, was the EU’s first under the Digital Services Act and centered on X’s blue checkmarks, which regulators said used deceptive design and could enable scams and manipulation.
The Justice Department argued the case could affect U.S. online platforms more broadly, calling the fine a sign of EU regulatory overreach against American companies operating in the bloc.
Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier said the EU was enforcing its laws objectively and had ample evidence, while insisting the dispute should not derail wider Brussels-Washington talks, including efforts to limit damage from Trump-era tariffs.