Trump administration backs Musk in dispute with EU over tech rules
Washington has sided with Elon Musk's X in arguing that the European Union overstepped when it fined the platform €120 million under the bloc's Digital Services Act.
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The Trump administration has taken the side of Elon Musk's X in a dispute with European Union regulators, arguing that Brussels overreached when it fined the platform €120 million under the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA).
The DSA is the EU's principal law governing content moderation and platform accountability for large online services, and it gives regulators the power to levy substantial fines against companies found in violation of its requirements.
Washington's intervention signals a more openly adversarial U.S. posture toward EU digital regulation of American technology companies, positioning the fight over the X penalty as part of a broader disagreement over how far European regulators can reach into the operations of U.S.-based platforms.
The dispute adds to ongoing friction between Washington and Brussels over the DSA and related EU technology rules, which have repeatedly drawn objections from American officials and technology executives.
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