Elon Musk was left fuming at the European Union after it fined X $140 million, claiming the social media platform failed to comply with transparency rules. The EU claimed X was 'breaching its transparency obligations' under the EU's Digital Services Act. The compliance failures included the 'deceptive design' of X's blue verification checkmark, a lack of opacity regarding its advertising and a lack of access to public data for researchers. #news #EU #usa #X