“There are rumors that the EU Commission will fine X hundreds of millions of dollars for lack of censorship. The EU should support free speech, not attack US companies for nothing,” Vance wrote in a post on the platform owned by billionaire Elon Musk.
Vance commented in this way on reports that have been appearing for months about the possibility of imposing fines on X by the European Commission. Vice-President of the EC Henna Virkunnen said in November that she intended to end several ongoing proceedings against the platform regarding violations of the Digital Services Act (DSA) before the end of the year.
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What are the main objections to Platform X from the European Commission?
Another attack by the Trump administration on the European Union
Last year, the EC opened six investigations under the DSA only against the X platform, including the distribution of illegal content and information manipulation. Three cases are still pending, in the case of the remaining three, the European Commission was informed last year. provided X with a preliminary assessment of the platform's infringement of EU rules. It was about, among other things, for transparency regarding advertising targeting. Back in April this year. The New York Times reported that the EC intended to fine X for over EUR 1 billion, but so far these reports have not been confirmed.
Representatives of the Trump administration and the president himself have repeatedly attacked the EU for punishing American technology companies. On Tuesday, Trade Minister Howard Lutnick said that if the EU wants to conclude a trade agreement, it must “let go” of American giants. Vance, in turn, sharply criticized European regulations on freedom of expression, accusing European countries and the UK of censorship and comparing the EU to the USSR.
