"The former top EC tech regulator clashed with Elon Musk over complying with European Union rules. Breton, who served in the late conservative French President Jacques Chirac's government, suggested on the world's richest person's platform X that the Trump administration's action was a "witch hunt." Screenshot: Thierry Breton/XState of play: The European Commission announced earlier this month it had issued X with a fine of €120 million ($141 million), its first penalty under the DSA."
"X responded by shutting down the EC's ad account. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement Tuesday the five Europeans were "radical activists" who had "weaponized NGOs have advanced censorship crackdowns by foreign states." He said in each case they had targeted American speakers and U.S. companies. Zoom in: Rubio didn't name the individuals affected by the ban, but Rogers did in a series of X posts."
Thierry Breton clashed with Elon Musk over complying with European Union rules and suggested on X that the Trump administration's action was a "witch hunt." The European Commission imposed a €120 million fine on X, its first penalty under the Digital Services Act, and X responded by shutting down the EC's ad account. Secretary of State Marco Rubio labeled five Europeans "radical activists" who had "weaponized NGOs" to advance censorship crackdowns by foreign states and said they targeted American speakers and U.S. companies. Rogers identified Imran Ahmed, Clare Melford, Josephine Ballon and Anna-Lena von Hodenberg.
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