EU Poised to Hit Elon Musk’s X with Major Penalties Over Digital Services Act Violations
The European Union is reportedly gearing up to slap Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, with significant penalties for breaching the Digital Services Act (DSA), according to The New York Times. The law targets illegal content and the spread of disinformation.
Sources say the penalties could include a fine exceeding $1 billion, along with mandates for product changes—marking the first major enforcement action under the DSA, which requires stricter content moderation from platforms.
The investigation, which began in 2023, is unfolding separately from ongoing U.S.-E.U. tariff talks, despite broader regulatory tensions. X also faces a wider probe into its handling of user content, particularly around hate speech and misinformation.