{"id":2517928,"date":"2025-12-05T10:33:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T15:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eu-fines-x-140-million-risking-the-ire-of-trump\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T10:34:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T15:34:19","slug":"eu-fines-x-140-million-risking-the-ire-of-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eu-fines-x-140-million-risking-the-ire-of-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"EU fines X $140 million, risking the ire of Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feu-fines-x-140-million-risking-the-ire-of-trump%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2517928&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>the European Union has fined Elon Musk&#8217;s social media platform X \u20ac140 million (approximately $140 million) under the EU&#8217;s Digital Services Act for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >providing insufficient data access<\/a> and using misleading verified account markers. This is the first penalty imposed under this legislation and, although the fine is smaller than expected and less than previous fines against U.S. tech giants like Google and Apple, it risks provoking a harsh response from the Trump administration. Former President Donald Trump has previously criticized the EU for imposing large fines on American companies,threatening tariffs and trade actions to counter what he sees as unfair penalties.Trump and allies like Vice President JD Vance have condemned the EU&#8217;s digital regulations as attacks on free speech and American innovation. The new fine on Musk&#8217;s company X might escalate tensions between the U.S. and the EU regarding digital market regulations and trade enforcement.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">EU fines X $140 million, risking the ire of Trump<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2423432\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/european-union\/\">European Union<\/a> fined Elon Musk&rsquo;s X $140 million, a move that risks retaliatory measures from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\">Trump administration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The European Commission implemented the fine on Friday, the first under the 27-nation bloc&rsquo;s Digital Services Act. Regulators claimed the penalty was due to the platform providing insufficient access to data and the deceptive design of verified markers for accounts. The amount was less than expected and was dwarfed by previous fines, but the move came despite several explicit warnings from President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3908424\/netflix-acquire-warner-bros-blockbuster-entertainment-deal\/\">Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. in blockbuster entertainment deal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3908228\/costco-board-gina-raimondo-trump-tariffs-lawsuit\/\">Costco nominates Biden commerce secretary to board as retail giant sues over Trump tariffs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3902519\/foot-voting-housing-affordability\/\">Foot voting, housing, and affordability<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;We are not here to impose the highest fines,&rdquo; EU digital chief Henna Virkkunen said. &ldquo;We are here to make sure that our legislation is enforced. If you comply with our rules, you don&rsquo;t get a fine.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The EU has imposed tens of billions of dollars in fines on U.S. companies over the past decade, with most of these targeting Google and Apple. Trump&rsquo;s newfound alliance with big U.S. tech companies, combined with his long-standing bitterness over his perception that the EU and other countries are &ldquo;ripping off&rdquo; the U.S., had moved him to mount a crusade against the digital regulatory policies of the bloc.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President JD Vance caught wind of the news early, issuing a warning on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Rumors swirling that the EU commission will fine X hundreds of millions of dollars for not engaging in censorship. The EU should be supporting free speech not attacking American companies over garbage,&rdquo; he wrote in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JDVance\/status\/1996701953372704921?s=20\">post<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>Trump raged against the EU in September after it fined Google $3.5 billion, threatening to launch new tariffs in response.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Very unfair, and the American Taxpayer will not stand for it!&rdquo; Trump said of the fine in a Sept. 5 Truth Social <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115153232183118149\">post<\/a>. &ldquo;As I have said before, my Administration will NOT allow these discriminatory actions to stand.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He also referenced a recent $17 billion fine to Apple, saying the company &ldquo;should get their money back!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3795619\/trump-threatens-european-union-unfair-penalties-charged-us-companies\/\">TRUMP THREATENS EUROPE OVER &lsquo;UNFAIR PENALTIES&rsquo; CHARGED TO US COMPANIES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We cannot let this happen to brilliant and unprecedented American Ingenuity and, if it does, I will be forced to start a Section 301 proceeding to nullify the unfair penalties being charged to these Taxpaying American Companies,&rdquo; Trump said, referring to Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act, which authorizes the U.S. Trade Representative to levy tariffs against foreign goods to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-threatens-eu-over-unfair-penalties-charged-to-us-companies\/\" title=\"... threatens EU over &#039;...&#039; charged to US ...\">counter unfair trade practices<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-campaign-confirms-he-is-alive-but-only-a-scratchy-voice-recording-has-been-released-no-pictures\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s campaign confirms he is alive, but only a scratchy voice recording has been released, no pictures\">president didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t follow through on the threat, but the new fine against his ally Musk&rsquo;s company could change his mind.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EU fines Elon Musk&#8217;s X $140M, risking Trump backlash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2517929,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/musk-uk.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[68300,39748,5621],"class_list":["post-2517928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-140-million","tag-eu","tag-fines"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/musk-uk.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2517928"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517928\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2517932,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517928\/revisions\/2517932"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2517929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2517928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2517928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2517928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}