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EU deadline lands for X to pay €120m fine over verification system

South African-born US tech billionaire Elon Musk acquired X, then known as Twitter, in 2022. AFP - NICOLAS TUCAT

Monday marks the deadline for Elon Musk’s social media platform X to pay a €120 million European Union penalty over its verification system and transparency breaches.

The penalty against X (formerly Twitter) stems from a landmark case in 2025 under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA), legislation designed to ensure that major online platforms take greater responsibility for tackling illegal and harmful content.

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