X deletes EU Commission advertising account after fine
4 days ago
- #EU Regulation
- #Digital Services Act
- #Elon Musk
- The EU Commission fined X (Elon Musk's social network) €120 million for breaching transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
- X deleted the European Commission's advertising account, accusing it of exploiting a tool to mislead users and artificially increase reach.
- Elon Musk responded to the fine by comparing the EU to the 'Fourth Reich' in a controversial post featuring a swastika under the EU flag.
- This is the first non-compliance decision under the DSA, targeting issues like misleading blue ticks, lack of ad transparency, and restricted data access for researchers.
- The EU Commission suspended all paid advertising on X in October 2023, a decision that remains in effect.