EU hits Musk’s X with €120 million fine in first Digital Services Act content case

Summary

The European Commission has fined Elon Musk’s social platform X €120 million under the Digital Services Act, finding that its paid blue‑tick system misled users, it failed to provide adequate data access to researchers and did not properly implement an ads transparency repository. Bloomberg notes that the landmark penalty, the first under the EU’s new online content rulebook, raises the stakes in transatlantic debates over platform governance, free speech and algorithmic accountability. ([bloomberg.com](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-05/musk-s-x-fined-120-million-by-eu-in-first-content-law-penalty))