- cross-posted to:
- news@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- news@lemmy.world
European Union regulators are preparing major penalties against X, including a fine that could exceed $1 billion, according to a New York Times report yesterday.
The European Commission determined last year that Elon Musk’s social network violated the Digital Services Act. Regulators are now in the process of determining what punishment to impose.
“The penalties are set to include a fine and demands for product changes,” the NYT report said, attributing the information to “four people with knowledge of the plans.” The penalty is expected to be issued this summer and would be the first one under the new EU law.
“European authorities have been weighing how large a fine to issue X as they consider the risks of further antagonizing [President] Trump amid wider trans-Atlantic disputes over trade, tariffs and the war in Ukraine,” the NYT report said. “The fine could surpass $1 billion, one person said, as regulators seek to make an example of X to deter other companies from violating the law, the Digital Services Act.”
I believe it when they actually do it
What have they done to earn that fine?
Oh noooooo 1 billion dollars…such a heavy fine…
Make it 60 billion.
This would be a fine against X though right rather than Elon himself? Surely the company wouldn’t have that kind of cash available and would need to take drastic action to raise that amount.
rubbing nipples
Oh, gosh! That sounds SO bad! Go on, tell us in explicit detail all the drastic measures that X would face. Tell us all the pain they would endure! Spare no detail.
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Yeah…yeah almost there…
This. Fines should be percentage of wealth. Otherwise they’re just a sticker price on breaking the law.
Don’t talk about doing the thing and do the thing.
I hope that after the fine goes into action he loses more investors further deminishing his wealth
does not matter to me if the actual fine is lower when in the end he pays a higher price. (but big numbers are nice so: go europe)
It’s a good start
Get back to me when they spell Billion with a T
So a slap on the wrist? A significant one sure but just ban them if you want to be serious and make an example out of them
but just ban them if you want to be serious
But if you ban them you can’t continue to fine them…
If you want X and other American social media platforms to keep undermining your democracies then sure just fine them. But if you want to get serious then kick them to the fucking curb
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Fine.
Well then do either one instead of just loudly proclaiming you might do something
Why stop at 1
Just ban the thing
Add some more zero’s EU.
Oh no don’t make papa Elon cry.
Good. Go ahead.
don juan grabbed the wrong pussy