Brussels: Elon Musk has strongly opposed a major fine issued by the European Union to his social media platform X formerly Twitter after the EU ruled that the company violated parts of the Digital Services Act. The fine which amounts to about 120 million euros or nearly 140 million dollars is the first major enforcement action under the law aimed at regulating large online platforms.

European regulators said X failed to provide clear information on advertisements misled users with the paid blue check verification system and limited access to data needed by researchers. According to the European Commission these actions broke rules designed to make major online platforms more transparent and responsible.

X has been given 60 days to submit a plan explaining how it will comply with the ru

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