X Appeals €120 Million EU Fine Over Alleged DSA Transparency Failures
Summary
X has appealed the European Commission’s €120 million DSA fine, challenging findings on paid verification, advertising disclosures and researcher access to public data. The case is the first judicial challenge to DSA enforcement.
Key points
- X has appealed the European Commission’s €120 million Digital Services Act fine before the General Court of the European Union.
- The Commission cited concerns about paid verification, advertising disclosures and researcher access to public data.
- The Commission says X’s paid verification system may mislead users and increase impersonation risks.
- The Commission says shortcomings in X’s ad repository and restrictions on researcher access hinder investigations into misinformation and influence operations.
- X alleges the Commission’s investigation was incomplete and procedurally flawed.
- The article says the Commission gave X 60 to 90 working days to outline corrective measures.
Article Details
- Event Type
- X appealed a €120 million European Commission penalty under the Digital Services Act before the General Court of the European Union.
- Impact
- The Commission cited alleged transparency failures involving paid verification, advertising disclosures, and researcher access to public data. It said the paid verification design risks impersonation and that shortcomings in the advertising repository and data access hinder research into misinformation and influence operations. X alleges the investigation was incomplete and procedurally flawed. The ruling could affect DSA enforcement, penalty calculations, and platform transparency obligations.