FOX Business’ Stuart Varney analyzes Europe’s strict speech rules under the Digital Services Act, the arrests were made in online positions and his warning to allow European standards to tell that on social media.
Elon Musk The Trump administration has brought criticism from the European Union after its executive branch fined $140 million against his social media platform, X.
“The EU should be dissolved and sovereignty returned to individual countries, so that governments can better represent their people,” Sisk wrote in X Saturday, before adding, “Fools.”
The European Commission said on Friday it was fining X for “Non-compliance with Human Rights” under X’s Digital Services Act (DSA), the Commission sent a fine of $140
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Elon Musk, Vice President JD Vance, Center, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, hit the $140 million EU against X. (Nathan Howard/Reuters; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty/Getty Images)
On Friday, to answer a X Post from Sen. Ted Cruz, IR-Texas, calling the fine “disgusting” and that President Donald Trump should impose sanctions “until this passage is reversed,” Musk replied, “The ‘EU’ put this crazy good not on x, but also on me personally, so crazy!”
“Therefore, it would seem appropriate to apply our response not only to the EU, but also to the people who took this action against me,” Musk wrote. Calling a fine for another post “Bulls —.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio he said to x That penalty is “not just an attack on x, it’s an attack on all American tech platforms and the American people by foreign governments.”
Before the penalty is announced, JD VASAS Vice President, “The EU should support free speech that doesn’t attack American companies over garbage.”
The EU adopted the DSA in 2022 to control online platforms such as social networks and “to prevent illegal and dangerous activities on the Internet and the spread of disform,” but the law has since faced opposition from The Trump administration in the middle of its free speech promotion on the world stage.
Thomas Reigner, spokesman for the sovereignty of technology, defense, space and research in the Commission, arguing that the forum on Friday is not related to the limitations of the content.
Commerce Secretary Hopard Lutnick is among the Trump Administration officials speaking out against the fines imposed on X. (Dursun Aydemir / Anadolu via Getty Images / Getty Images)
“Today’s decision has nothing to do with content limitations,” said Re Reigner. “It’s about the provision of material goods for citizens here in the European Union.”
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Commerce secretary for Howard Lutnick he said to x That, “The Digital Services Act is designed to allow free speech by American Tech companies,” and, we have made our position clear to our partners in Europe. ”
“Foreign bureaucrats have zero right to tell the American people what they can and cannot do,” Added by Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-mo.
“Europe again, Europe fines the US tech company for being a successful tech company,” Federal Commission Commission (FCC) Carr Carr by Brendan. “Europe is ripping off American taxes to subsidize a continent rehabilitated by Europe’s deadly laws.”
Elon Musk during a press conference with President Donald Trump, not shown, in the Oval Office of the White House on Friday, May 30, 2025. (Francis Chung / Politico / Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Sen. Rick Scott, R-FLA., It said, “America is being made to look the other way while foreign governments seek to prey on our people and exploit our companies.”
The European Commission also explained its recall in a press release.
“X’s use of the ‘Blue Checkmark’ of Verified accounts’ Show users, “said the Commission in a statement.” In X, anyone can pay to get a ‘verified’ status without the company guaranteeing the account account of This scam exposes users to scams, including fraudulent fraud, and other ways to deceive malicious actors. ”
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“The display of X’s Ad fails to fulfill the visibility and accessibility requirements of the DSA. Accessible and searchable living spaces are important for researchers, public communities to find anchors,” it said.
FOX Business’ Emma Colton contributed to this report.
