Musk criticized the EU's decision to fine the social network X

On December 5, American businessman, billionaire Elon Musk reacted to the European Union (EU) fine of 120 million euros for his X platform (ex. Twitter), stressing that without freedom of speech, the West is doomed to decline.

"Without freedom of speech, the West will fall," he wrote on Twitter.

On December 5, the European Commission (EC) fined the social network X 120 million euros for violating EU digital rules in accordance with the Digital Services Act (DSA). It was clarified that the reasons were the deceptive design of the "blue checkmark", the lack of transparency of the advertising repository and the inability to provide researchers with access to public data.

On December 5, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio commented on the EC's decision regarding the fine, calling it an attack by foreign governments on the American people. He also added that the time for censoring Americans online is over.

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