US government seeks to back X in Digital Services Act appeal
By Lewis Crofts ( August 27, 2026, 15:52 GMT | Insight) -- The US government has asked EU judges for permission to support X in the social media platform's appeal against a €120 million fine for breaking the bloc's digital services law, MLex has learned. The EU's lower-tier court must now decide whether to admit the US administration to the judicial proceedings and give it the right to be heard.The US government has asked EU judges for permission to support X in the social media platform's appeal against a fine of €120 million ($140 million) for breaking the bloc's digital services law, MLex has learned....
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