EU vows to defend its fine against X after the US backs a court challenge from Elon Musk

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm said Friday it’s prepared to defend a 120 million euro ($137 million) fine against the social media platform X after the U.S. government threw its support behind a legal effort by Elon Musk this week to have the case dismissed. The European Commission fined X late last...
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