EU metes out first-ever Digital Services Act fine, dings X for blue check deception
The European Union has issued its first-ever Digital Services Act fine, slapping Elon Musk's X with a €120 million penalty for breaching the bloc's rules on ad transparency, data access for researchers, and its revamped blue-checkmark system. The fine, equivalent to $140 million, comes two years after the EU began…
bubmagDecember 5, 2025