X, successor to Twitter, has been fined $140 million by the European Commission over content violations

Dec. 5, 2025

The European Commission made a finding that X had committed content and advertising violations of the Digital Services Act. The investigation commenced in 2023, after Elon Musk completed his acquisition of Twitter. Musk's allies within the Trump administration, notably Vice President J.D. Vance (R), have denounced the fine as a move aligned with censorship.

Further Reading :

• Trump officials rail against $140 million E.U. fine on Elon Musk’s X [The Washington Post]
  Dec. 5, 2025 — The long-expected fine prompted pushback from Musk and Vice President JD Vance.
• X hit with $140 million EU fine for breaching content rules, TikTok settles [Reuters]
  Dec. 5, 2025 — Elon Musk's social media company X was fined 120 million euros ($140 million) by EU tech regulators on Friday for breaching EU online content rules, the first sanction under landmark legislation that once again drew criticism from the U.S. government.
• EU takes action against Elon Musk's X over disinformation [BBC]
  Dec. 18, 2023 — The European Union has formally announced it suspects X, previously known as Twitter, of breaching its rules in areas including countering illegal content and disinformation.

Key Words :

• Digital Services Act
• Elon Musk
• European Commission
• James David Vance
• Thierry Breton
• X Corp.