X appeals €120m EU fine under DSA at EU General Court

Key Takeaways:

• X challenges €120m DSA fine in EU court, testing enforcement boundaries.
• Appeal triggers judicial review of platform transparency obligations under the DSA.
• Outcome could reshape compliance expectations for large platforms across the EU.

X (formerly Twitter) has appealed the European Commission’s €120 million fine under the Digital Services Act (DSA), filing a challenge at the General Court of the European Union, as reported by The Record. The move marks an escalation in tensions between the platform and EU regulators over compliance with the bloc’s digital rules, according to The Brussels Times.

The appeal is now before the General Court in what has been described as the first DSA non-compliance fine to reach EU courts, based on reporting by Brussels Signal. The filing puts the Commission’s interpretation of platform-transparency obligations under direct judicial scrutiny.

The decision focused on transparency and design duties rather than content removal. Areas cited include how verification marks are presented, the clarity of ad labeling, and access for vetted researchers.

“Deceiving users with blue checkmarks, obscuring information on ads and shutting out researchers have no place online in the EU,” said Henna Virkkunen, an EU executive vice-president for technology regulation.

X contests the findings, arguing in its court filing that the decision suffered from procedural errors and a misinterpretation of DSA obligations, according to RT.com. The dispute also resonates beyond this single case, as U.S. officials have criticized DSA enforcement as regulatory overreach that could chill speech, as reported by The Washington Post.

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