EU Slaps X with €120M Fine for DSA Breaches Amid US Outcry

• The EU fined Elon Musk's X €120 million for transparency breaches under its Digital Services Act (DSA).
• This is the first DSA fine on content, citing X's deceptive "blue checkmark" design and failure to provide public data access for researchers.
• US officials, including JD Vance and Marco Rubio, criticized the fine as an attack on American tech companies and free speech.
• EU Commissioner Henna Virkkunen stated the fine is about transparency and enforcing digital legislation, not censorship.
• X remains under investigation for other DSA violations, including the spread of illegal content and information manipulation.

Why It Matters: EU's X fine sets a precedent for global digital transparency enforcement.