X (disambiguation) Appeals EU Digital Services Act Fine

Elon Musk's social media platform, X (disambiguation), has filed an appeal with the European Union's top court against a 120-million-euro fine imposed by the International===European Commission. The fine, the first under the Digital Services Act, was for breaching digital content rules, including transparency obligations, deceptive design of its 'blue checkmark,' and failure to provide data access for researchers. X (disambiguation) claims the EU's investigation was 'incomplete and superficial,' citing 'grave procedural errors' and 'prosecutorial bias.' This event has triggered an angry reaction in the United States, with some officials claiming the DSA allows censorship. Elon Musk has publicly called for the European Union to be 'abolished,' and the United States===United States Department of State sanctioned individuals, including former EU commissioner Thierry Breton, in a related diplomatic escalation. The International===European Commission is prepared to defend its decision in court, while other investigations into X (disambiguation)'s handling of illegal content and its AI chatbot Grok are ongoing.