The European Commission has imposed a punishment of EUR 120 million on Platform X for breaching the transparency requirements set out in the Digital Services Act (DSA). This is the first specified sanction imposed on a technological giant since the entry into force of the DSA. U.S. president Donald Trump commented sharply on the decision, calling it "a terrible" and expressing his concern about Europe's direction.
A two-year investigation by the European Commission has revealed 3 major violations of DSA rules by the X platform. It is simply a misleading verification of users utilizing a blue stamp, the deficiency of a transparent advertising repository and the deficiency of access to investigation data according to regulations.
Trump reaction
When asked by a writer about the punishment for platform X, Trump said, «This is terrible». The president of the United States continued: «But it is difficult. I don't think that's right. I don’t know how they can do that.... I'll talk about it later. I will get a full study on this”.
Trump besides expressed wider concerns about Europe: «Europe must be very careful. They do quite a few things. We want Europe to stay Europe. Europe is going the incorrect way. It's very bad, very bad for people. We do not want Europe to change so much». At the same time, the president pointed out that Elon Musk had not asked him for aid in this matter.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described punishment as an attack by abroad governments on American technology platforms and the full American nation. Elon Musk himself, the owner of the X platform, had previously called for a series of posts to dissolve the European Union.
Note: This article was created utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI).
