The EU is slated to fine Elon Musk's X up to $1 billion for breaking a disinformation law as it hopes to make an example out of the social media platform to deter disinformation on others

Summary

The EU plans to fine Elon Musk’s X over $1 billion for violating the Digital Services Act by failing to control disinformation and illicit content.

This would mark the first major penalty under the new law and could trigger a legal clash with Musk, who vowed to fight in court.

Regulators say the fine aims to deter other platforms. Tensions with the U.S. are rising, as X also faces a broader investigation.

  • Eril@feddit.orgEnglish
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    19 hours ago

    I’m optimistic that it will happen eventually. The EU generally is moving with stuff like this, even though it is slow as fuck. But well, let’s see, not promising anything…