Elon Musk’s X fined $140 million by EU over ‘deceptive’ blue checkmarks

• The European Union has hit Elon Musk’s X with a $140 million fine.
• The bloc said the social media platform’s blue checkmark system exposes users to scams.
• Musk received support from US Vice President JD Vance, who warned the EU to stop “attacking American companies.”

Elon Musk is set for another battle with the European Union after the bloc fined his social media site X.

The EU said on Friday it had issued a fine of €120 million ($140 million) to X over a number of violations, including the “deceptive design” of the site’s blue checkmarks.

X did not respond to a request for comment.

Earlier on Friday, Musk reposted an X post from US Vice President JD Vance, who warned the EU against fining Musk’s company and said the bloc should avoid “attacking American companies over garbage.”

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