The European Commission says it will defend its 120 million euro fine on X after the US backed Elon Musk's court challenge. The clash sharpens Brussels-Washington tensions over the EU's digital rules and their reach over American tech firms.

The European Union has said that it was "ready to defend" its €120 million fine against Elon Musk's X platform after the United States asked a top court to let it intervene on Mr Musk's side.

The US government filed an application to support the company’s legal challenge against a fine issued under the bloc’s Digital Services Act, which Trump has described as “overseas extortion.”

The US government filed an application to support the company’s legal challenge against a fine issued under the bloc’s Digital Services Act, which Trump has described as “overseas extortion.”

The US government filed an application to support the company’s legal challenge against a fine issued under the bloc’s Digital Services Act, which Trump has described as “overseas extortion.”

EU tech regulators fined X late in 2025 for breaching online content rules. Read more at straitstimes.com.

WASHINGTON, Sept 24 : The US government said on Thursday it had formally sought to join a legal challenge filed by billionaire Elon Musk to dismiss a fine of €120 million ($136.51 million) by the European Union against his social media platform X.EU tech regulators fined X late last year for breaching onlin

The European Union says it's ready to defend a 120 million euro fine issued to social media platform X.