Overview
- The Commission found X in breach for a misleading paid blue‑check design, opaque ad library practices, and blocking approved researchers’ access to platform data.
- X must fix its verification process within 60 working days and file an advertising‑transparency action plan within 90 days or face escalating penalties.
- EU officials said the sum is proportionate under rules that allow fines up to 6% of global turnover and stressed the decision targets transparency rather than content moderation.
- Broader EU investigations into X’s handling of illegal content and disinformation continue, with additional enforcement possible.
- Elon Musk denounced the move and urged abolishing the EU, as U.S. Republican figures criticized the decision, while the Commission separately accepted TikTok commitments on ad transparency.