The European Union, which fined Elon Musk’s social media network
“The European Commission has accepted
“The approved measures represent an important step in enabling researchers, civil society and the public in general to gain more transparency into
Earlier on December 5,
Musk had replied “Bullshit” under a European Commission post about the fine. He also reposted several messages criticizing the decision and wrote: “Freedom of speech is the bedrock democracy. The only way to know what you are voting for.”
The EU sanction against
The EU’s investigation of ByteDance’s social media app TikTok led to charges in May that the company had breached a DSA requirement to publish an advertisement repository allowing researchers and users to detect scam advertisements.
The European Commission’s tech chief Henna Virkkunen said
“We are not here to impose the highest fines. We are here to make sure that our digital legislation is enforced and if you comply with our rules, you don’t get the fine. And it’s as simple as that,” she told reporters.
“I think it’s very important to underline that DSA is having nothing to do with censorship,” Virkkunen said.
She said upcoming decisions on companies which have been charged with DSA violations are expected to take a shorter time than the two years for the X case.
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