E.U. hits Musk's X with $140 million fine, says it broke hate speech and misinformation rules

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Source: NBC News

Dec. 5, 2025, 6:53 AM EST / Updated Dec. 5, 2025, 7:02 AM EST


The European Commission said Friday it was fining Elon Musk’s social media app X with the equivalent of $140 million, saying that it had breached the bloc’s digital rulebook — a move that will likely draw the ire of the American government.

The European Commission found that X violated the Digital Services Act, a sweeping 2022 law that requires internet companies to aggressively combat hate speech and misinformation.

The law — one of the most far-reaching attempts to fight problematic material online — mandates that companies set up policies and procedures to remove posts deemed illegal by countries within the 27-country union. NBC News has reached out to Musk for comment.

The penalty drew swift condemnation from Vice President JD Vance even before the European Commission announced it. “Rumors swirling that the E.U. commission will fine X hundreds of millions of dollars for not engaging in censorship. The EU should be supporting free speech not attacking American companies over garbage,” Vance said in a post on X on Thursday afternoon.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/europe/elon-musk-x-european-union-fine-content-regulations-misinformation-rcna247498

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The EU should be supporting free speech not attacking American companies over garbage,” Vance said in a post on X

He's one of the biggest purveyors of "garbage".

[NotHardly]

1. Should have been Billions in fines.

[highplainsdem]

2. Good for the EU.

[Jilly_in_VA]

3. Good for them.

Of course it's a mere drop in the bucket for Eloon.

[Emrys]

4. "'The EU should be supporting free speech not attacking American companies over garbage,' Vance said in a post on X"

Meanwhile, remind me how many media outlets Trump and his and Vance's administration have sued and how many reporters, they've attacked and barred from press conferences, and politicians they've tried to heavy for speaking out.

Hypocrital creep.

[DBoon]

5. Europeans know the consequences of hate speech all to well

While the WWII generation has almost died out, it is part of the historical memory.