EU fines X €120M; Musk calls for bloc's 'abolition'

• Elon Musk called for the "abolition" of the European Union after his social media platform X was fined €120 million.
• X was fined for transparency breaches, including a deceptive 'blue tick' verification, lack of advertiser transparency, and denying researchers data access.
• Musk described the fine as "crazy" and personal, threatening to pursue individual countries.
• Polish PM Donald Tusk defended the EU, while US officials like JD Vance and Marco Rubio criticized the fine as an attack on American tech and free speech.
• The Trump administration threatened tariffs on the EU and encouraged disengagement from NATO over the bloc's actions against US tech giants.

Why It Matters: EU fine on X sparks Musk's abolition call, intensifying US-EU tech regulation disputes.