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'Insane': How Elon Musk reacted to EU's $140m fine on X & why the platform was penalised - The Times of India

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    45% ReliableAverage

  • Policy Leaning

    92% Very Right

  • Politician Portrayal

    -61% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : The penalty comes after a two-year investigation into X under the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA) and represents the first formal non-compliance ruling since the sweeping framework was introduced.
51% : In a separate action taken the same day, EU regulators closed another DSA case involving TikTok, after the video platform committed to making changes to ensure full transparency in its advertising database.
46% : Henna Virkkunen, the EU's executive vice-president for tech sovereignty, security and democracy, said in a prepared statement, "Deceiving users with blue checkmarks, obscuring information on ads and shutting out researchers have no place online in the EU.
38% : Elon Musk on Saturday slammed the European Union's $140 million fine on his social media platform X, calling the penalty "crazy" and "insane" in a post on the site.
38% : The EU also faulted X for shortcomings in its digital ad database, which is legally required to disclose who paid for advertisements and the audiences targeted.
36% : He added: "The EU should be supporting free speech not attacking American companies over garbage."
33% : Elon Musk denounced the EU's $140 million fine on X as "crazy" and "insane," criticizing the penalty for violating transparency rules under the Digital Services Act.
26% : Taking to the site, he said, "The EU imposed this crazy fine not just on @X, but also on me personally, which is even more insane!""Therefore, it would seem appropriate to apply our response not just to the EU, but also to the individuals who took this action against me."

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