DOJ Seeks to Join X Lawsuit Over $140 Million EU Penalty
The Trump administration has hinted at a showdown with Europe over big tech regulation.
TL;DR
- The Trump administration wants to join Elon Musk's lawsuit against the EU's Digital Services Act penalty for X.
- The European Commission fined X 120 million euros ($140 million) on December 5th.
- X was fined for breaching transparency obligations, including 'deceptive design of its ‘blue checkmark,’' advertising repository transparency, and researcher data access.
- The DOJ filed an application with the EU’s General Court to support X’s effort to annul the case.