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# European Commission fines X EUR 120 million for Digital Services Act breaches
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-12-05-ec-fines-x-dsa-violation/
- Published: 2025-12-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-08T12:00:54.000Z
- Description: The European Commission fined X EUR 120 million, its first non-compliance decision under the Digital Services Act. It cited deceptive blue-checkmark verification, an inaccessible ad repository and blocked researcher access to platform data.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Policy and law, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [European Commission press release (DG CONNECT), 5 December 2025](https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-fines-x-eu120-million-under-digital-services-act?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish whether X pays the fine or how the General Court rules on any appeal.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

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