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Elon Musk’s X fined €120m by EU in first clash under new digital laws
Fri, 05 Dec 2025
Ruling likely to put European Commission on collision course with billionaire, and possibly Donald Trump
Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, has been fined €120m (£105m) after it was found in breach of new EU digital laws, in a ruling likely to put the European Commission on a collision course with the US billionaire and potentially Donald Trump.
The breaches, under consideration for two years, included what the EU said was a “deceptive” blue tick verification badge given to users and the lack of transparency of the platform’s advertising.
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