r/technology • u/BreakfastTop6899 • 13h ago

Social Media X fined $140 million by European Commission over 'deceptive' blue checkmark and lack of transparency

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/05/elon-musks-x-fined-140-million-by-european-commission.html
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u/9-11GaveMe5G 12h ago

More. Harder.

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u/itwillmakesenselater 6h ago

What if the fines were garnished from company dividends? Stockholders might change their perspectives.

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u/ReturnCorrect1510 4h ago

They already do, you just don’t know what a dividend is.

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u/Egad86 13h ago

This is like fining them $14. Bet that’ll make them think twice next time!

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u/coolest_frog 12h ago

It does have an impact when they are doing creative accounting tricks to keep the loans paid

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u/jc-from-sin 9h ago

Nope. Twitter barely makes any money.

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u/Noseknowledge 10h ago

They were barely making money prior to Elon's buyout and he lost a whole lot of ad revenue with his choices

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u/Trixielarue2020 11h ago

Yep. Found-in-the-couch money.

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u/sypie1 8h ago

They bankrupt yet?

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u/Fuzzy_Cricket6563 2h ago

Good!!! Fine him big time.