The EU hit X with a $140 million fine for violating the Digital Services Act. Regulators said X misled users with deceptive blue checkmarks, failed to provide required transparency in its ads repository, and restricted researcher access to public data. The ruling follows a two-year probe. X now has 60 days to fix verification issues and 90 days to present remedies for ads and data access. The Commission warned that further noncompliance could trigger ongoing penalty payments. The fine comes a day after the EU opened an antitrust case against Meta, and amid U.S. pressure on Europe to soften tech regulation.
