Key Takeaways
- The European Union has reportedly warned X that it may impose fines on the social platform that take into account revenue from Elon Musk’s other businesses if it fines the company.
- The European Commission, the EU's enforcement arm, has been probing X for violating the EU's Digital Services Act. According to Bloomberg, the EU is considering whether to add sales from SpaceX, Neuralink, xAI and the Boring Co. when calculating fines.
- Publicly traded Tesla wouldn't be included in the calculation, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.
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According to Bloomberg, the EU is considering whether to add sales from SpaceX, Neuralink, xAI and the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Boring Company when it calculates the fines to impose on the social network. The European Commission, the EU's enforcement arm, has been probing X for violating the EU's Digital Services Act.
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The EU can impose fines of as much as 6% of social media platform’s yearly global revenue if they fail to counter illegal content or disinformation online, according to the EU’s Digital Services Act.