X Blocks European Commission's Ad Account After €120M EU Fine Sparks Global Tech Clash

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : EU vs. X vs. USA What at first was an apparent case of a platform enforcing its rules has now become a broader geopolitical struggle.
50% : The U. S. perceives Europe's digital regulations as unfriendly towards American businesses.
48% : X has not only been punished with a huge fine of €120 million under the EU Digital Services Act, but it has also cut off the advertising account of the European Commission, thus, re-igniting the conflict between politics and technology from Brussels to Washington. X Pulls the Plug on EU's Ad Account After DSA Fine X's product head
48% : The EU maintains that the big tech companies must adhere to inflexible transparency and safety standards. X is taking the position of a service that does not yield to government pressure.
47% : However, the timing of this disagreement is critical, as global technology titans are readying themselves for stricter and tougher regulations on AI, data governance, and online content moderation.
37% : He referred to the EU as a "tyrannical, unelected bureaucracy oppressing the people" and demanded its dissolution.
37% : U. S. Ambassador to the EU Andrew Puzder criticized the fine as "regulatory overreach of the government that is targeting American innovation.
34% : U. S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick threatened that high tariffs on EU steel and aluminum would continue unless Brussels made the digital regulations less rigid.
31% : And for the onlookers, it no longer concerns just X and the EU -- it is now a matter of global tech regulation's future.
30% : The €120 Million Fine That Sparked the Clash This most recent confrontation is a result of the EU's decision to fine X for breaching the Digital Services Act, including among others: X's advertising library was not sufficiently transparent The new blue checkmark system which the EU regulators called "deceptive" as it no longer verifies identity This is DSA's first-ever fine imposed by the EU and it seems to have gotten deep under their skin.
29% : Bier accused the EU of "misleading users into thinking it's a video to boost reach artificially" and thus exploiting a loophole in X's Ad Composer Tool by posting links which he labeled as "misleading users into thinking it's a video to boost reach artificially." Moreover, he remarked that the EU appeared to hold the view that "the rules should not apply to your account.

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