<div id="readability-page-1"><figure> <img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/02/STK160_X_TWITTER_2__C.jpg/query-Y3JvcD0wLDAsMTAwLDEwMCZxdWFsaXR5PTkwJnN0cmlwPWFsbA?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="2040" height="1360" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/02/STK160_X_TWITTER_2__C.jpg/query-Y3JvcD0wLDAsMTAwLDEwMCZxdWFsaXR5PTkwJnN0cmlwPWFsbA"/> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> The European Union has served Elon Musk’s X with a €120 million (about $140 million) penalty for violating the bloc’s digital service rulebook, including over the “deceptive design” of its blue checkmark. Today’s announcement marks the first time that a company has been fined under the landmark Digital Services Act (DSA) law for curbing “illegal and harmful activities” on online platforms, and follows the EU launching a multifaceted investigation into X in December 2023. “Deceiving users with blue checkmarks, obscuring information on ads and shutting out researchers have no place online in the EU,” EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen said in a statement. “The DSA protects users. The DSA gives researchers the way to uncover potential threats. The DSA restores trust in the online environment. With the DSA’s first non-compliance decision, we are holding X responsible for undermining users’ rights and evading accountability.” In July 2024, the EU preliminarily ruled that X was failing to comply with obligations around advertising transparency, data access for researchers, and “dark patterns” — deceptive interface features designed to trick users. X’s blue checkmark system was specifically called out for deceiving users by allowing anyone to pay to be “verified,” making it harder to determine the authenticity of X accounts. The EU can charge companies up to 6 percent of their global revenue for DSA violations. As X is a private company — purchased by Musk for $44 billion in October 2022 and again by his artificial intelligence company, X AI, in March 2025 for $33 billion — it’s unclear what its potential maximum penalty could have been. X can appeal the fine, or could still reach a settlement with the EU by implementing changes that satisfy DSA compliance concerns. European lawmakers had deliberated how large a fine to issue according to The New York Times, reporting that regulators sought to make an example of X as a warning to other companies while weighing the risks of sparking retaliation from President Donald Trump amid ongoing trade disputes. Musk alongside the leadership of US tech giants have encouraged the President to stop the EU from taking advantage of their companies. The 2023 investigation was also launched to scrutinize X’s moderation practices and the dissemination of illegal or harmful content on the platform, which is currently still ongoing and could incur further penalties. The EU has criticized X over rising levels of disinformation following its acquisition by Musk. In January, EU lawmakers pledged to “energetically” push the X investigation forward over concerns with Musk’s promotion of Germany’s far-right party leader on the platform. Musk has used X to rally behind other far-right personalities and sparked outrage after pulling a controversial gesture during his speech at Trump’s inauguration. Developing…</div>

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欧盟对埃隆·马斯克的 X 公司处以 1.2 亿欧元的罚款，因其违反了《数字服务法》，这是该法律下的首个罚款。罚款针对的是诸如蓝色勾选标记系统和广告透明度不足等欺骗性行为。X 公司可以通过遵守 DSA 规则进行上诉或和解。对 X 公司的内容管理和虚假信息行为的调查仍在继续，可能会面临进一步的罚款

EU fines X $140 million for violating landmark digital service rules

- 欧盟对埃隆·马斯克的 X 处以 1.2 亿欧元罚款，因其违反数字服务法规。  
- 此次罚款是根据数字服务法案的首次不合规决定，涉及 “欺骗性设计” 等问题。  
- 欧盟正在调查 X 的内容管理和非法内容传播，可能面临进一步处罚。  

欧盟因 X 公司违反具有里程碑意义的数字服务规则而对其罚款 1.4 亿美元