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X Appeals EU DSA Fine
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Executive Summary
X is challenging a first-ever EU DSA fine over transparency breaches and blue check design as regulators expand scrutiny of the platform
- X filed an appeal with the EU General Court against a 120 million euro fine
- The European Commission said X breached DSA transparency rules
- The penalty covered deceptive blue check design and lack of researcher data access
- The case was described as the first ever fine under the DSA
- EU regulators are still probing X over illegal content and information manipulation
- The Commission later opened a separate DSA probe into Grok deepfake outputs
- The DSA allows fines up to 6 percent of global annual turnover
Quick Facts
- What: X is appealing an EU transparency fine
- Where: Before the General Court of the EU
- Why: The dispute concerns DSA transparency and platform accountability
- Who: X and the European Commission in the DSA case
- When: The fine was issued in December 2024
Coverage Timeline: 9 Days
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X appeals the 120 million euro DSA fine at the General Court of the EU for breaches of transparency obligations announced in December 2023.