The European Union hit Elon Musk's X with a 120-million-euro ($140-million) fine Friday for breaking its digital rules, in a move that risks a fresh clash with US President Donald Trump's administration.

The high-profile probe into the social media platform was seen as a test of the EU's resolve to police Big Tech -- and Vice President JD Vance fired a bullish warning against "attacking" US firms through "censorship" before the penalty was even made public.

Imposing the first-ever fine under its powerful Digital Services Act (DSA) on content, the European Commission said X was guilty of non-compliance with transparency rules including through the "deceptive design" of its blue checkmark for "verified" accounts.

"This decision is about the transparency of X" and "nothing to do with censo

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