EU slaps Musk's X with 120-mln-euro fines in first DSA non-compliance ruling

The European Commission on Friday imposed fines totaling 120 million euros on Elon Musk's social media platform X for breaching transparency obligations in its first non-compliance decision under the Digital Services Act (DSA).

According to the Commission's press release, the penalty stems from three distinct breaches of the DSA, including the deceptive design of X's blue checkmark, lack of transparency in its advertising repository, and the platform's failure to provide researchers with access to public data.