Elon Musk’s X fined $140M by E.U. for transparency breaches

Elon Musk’s social media site

The European Commission said violations committed by

“On “This deception exposes users to scams, including identity theft, as well as other forms of manipulation by malicious actors.”

X did not immediately respond to Quartz’s request for comment.

The Commission has been investigating whether

As part of this procedure, the Commission investigated the breaches for which X is subject to a fine. It adopted preliminary conclusions on X’s breaches in July 2024.

The EU’s Digital Services Act aims to protect users’ rights online and “establish a level playing field” between services.

Musk’s It has 90 business days to submit an action plan on how it will address violations related to its advertising and access to public data. After receiving the social network’s action plan, the EU Digital Services Council has one month to give its opinion and another month to make its final decision and establish an implementation timetable.

If X does not comply with the Commission’s decision, he could face “periodic penalty payments”.

The Commission said the price of the fine was calculated based on “the nature of these infringements” as well as their “seriousness” for EU users and their duration.