欧盟决定对美国社交媒体X罚款1.2亿欧元

Group 1 - The European Commission issued its first "non-compliance decision" under the Digital Services Act, imposing a fine of €120 million on the social media platform X, owned by Elon Musk [1] - X's "blue check certification" is obtained solely through payment, which misleads users in terms of interface design; the advertising database lacks transparency and accessibility; and X failed to provide public data access to eligible researchers as required [1] - The fines for the violations include €45 million for the misleading certification, €35 million for the advertising database issues, and €40 million for the public data access failure [1] Group 2 - The European Commission initiated an investigation into X on December 18, 2023, marking the first formal investigation under the Digital Services Act, focusing on the effectiveness of measures taken to combat illegal content and information manipulation [1] - X is required to inform the European Commission of specific measures to address the violations related to the "blue check certification" within 60 working days and submit an action plan for correcting issues with the advertising database and public data access within 90 working days [1] - Since the beginning of the year, the EU has taken a series of enforcement actions against U.S. tech companies under the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act, leading to tensions with the U.S. government [2]