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X will have to pay fine, EU Commission says after Musk criticism

By Sara Brandstätter ( December 8, 2025, 13:32 GMT | Insight) -- X will have to pay the €120 million ($135 million) fine it received last week for breaching the EU’s digital services law, the European Commission has said. Billionaire owner Elon Musk was also wrong to claim that he had been fined personally, it said.X will have to pay the €120 million fine it received last week for breaching the EU’s digital services law, the European Commission said on Monday following criticism from its billionaire owner Elon Musk....

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