‘Should be abolished’: Musk slams EU after X slapped with $210 million fine

 

Elon Musk has lashed out at the European Union, calling for the group to be “abolished” in a string of fiery social media posts after his X social media platform was slapped with an over $200 million fine.

The European Commission issued a €120 million ($A210 million) penalty against X on Friday for breaking its digital rules in the commission’s first-ever decision under the Digital Services Act (DSA).

The breaches include the deceptive design of X’s “blue checkmark” for supposedly verified accounts, and its failure to provide access to public data for researchers.

Hitting back at the decision, the tech billionaire took to X to slam the EU and its commission’s “crazy” fine.

“The EU should be abolished and sovereignty returned to individual countries, so that governments can better represent their people,” Mr Musk wrote in one post on Saturday, US time.

“I love Europe, but not the bureaucratic monster that is the EU,” he said in another.

“How long before the EU is gone? AbolishTheEU,” another read.

In an earlier post on Friday, Mr Musk warned he would respond to the fine by targeting the individuals behind the decision.

“The ‘EU’ imposed this crazy fine not just on @X, but also on me personally, which is even more insane!