05-12-2025 12:25 via theguardian.com

Elon Musk’s X fined €120m by EU in first clash under new digital laws

Ruling likely to put European Commission on collision course with billionaire, and possibly Donald TrumpBusiness live – latest updatesElon Musk’s social media platform, X, has been fined €120m (£105m) after it was found in breach of new EU digital laws, in a ruling likely to put the European Commission on a collision course with the US billionaire and potentially Donald Trump.The breaches, under consideration for two years, included what the EU said was a “deceptive&
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