The Department of Justice has asked the EU’s General Court for permission to intervene in lawsuits brought by X and Elon Musk seeking to annul the European Commission’s first Digital Services Act penalty against the platform.
In December, the Commission fined X 120 million euros ($140 million). It cited breaches of transparency rules, including the design of the blue checkmark verification system, the advertising repository, and access for researchers to public data.
Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate stated that the Commission “inappropriately attempted to expand its regulatory authority to reach American companies not present or operating within its jurisdiction.” The department said https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/doj-seeks-to-join-x-lawsuit-over-140-million-eu-penalty-6094841 the United States has a clear interest in ensuring any judgment respects standard territorial limits under international law and does not harm U.S.-headquartered digital services companies.
The Trump administration has previously raised concerns that the Digital Services Act and related EU rules restrict free speech and impose extraterritorial requirements on American platforms. Other large platforms have also faced significant fines under the DSA and Digital Markets Act.
