Overview
- X product chief Nikita Bier said the Commission's account was terminated for using a linked video to artificially increase reach on a post about the fine.
- Bier claimed the tactic exploited a platform weakness tied to auto-playing videos and said the vulnerability has been closed.
- A Commission spokesperson told Gizmodo the institution has not bought ads on X in years and uses the platform's tools in good faith.
- The ad lockout followed a €120 million Digital Services Act penalty citing misleading verification, obscured advertising information, and limits on researchers.
- Elon Musk condemned the penalty on X and called for abolishing the EU, drawing responses from Dmitri Medvedev and U.S. politicians including Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz.