The fine was the first under the DSA and was levied due to breaches in transparency obligations and the allegedly deceptive design of X’s blue checkmarks.
Three cases were lodged against the Commission in the Court of Justice of the European Union’s docket on Feb. 16. One is from X Internet Unlimited Company and X Holdings, another from xAI Holdings and one that appears to be from tech mogul Elon Musk himself.
The Commission’s fine was addressed to all of these entities, according to a version of the decision subpoenaed and published by a U.S. congressional committee.
“This landmark case is the first judicial challenge to a DSA fine and could set important precedents for enforcement, penalty calculations, and fundamental rights protections under the 2022 regulation,” the X team said in its post.
The news was first reported by MLex.