E.U. hits Musk's X with $140 million fine, says it broke hate speech and misinformation rules [View all]
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
He's one of the biggest purveyors of "garbage".
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