EU Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy
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EU Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy - Overseeing DSA enforcement and first non‑compliance decision against X
The European Union is in the middle of an unprecedented crackdown on Big Tech, using a new arsenal of digital laws — the Digital Services Act (DSA), the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and long‑standing competition and privacy rules — to challenge the power and business models of U.S.-based tech giants. Since 2023, Brussels has designated six major platforms as “gatekeepers,” imposed structural obligations on their core services, and begun opening formal proceedings against firms like X, Google, Apple and Meta over monopolistic conduct, opaque algorithms, deceptive interface design and failures to police harmful content.
Updated Dec 11, 2025
European Commission Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy - Lead political face of DSA enforcement against X
On December 5, 2025, the European Commission issued its first-ever non‑compliance decision under the Digital Services Act (DSA), fining Elon Musk’s social platform X €120 million for misleading users with its paid blue checkmark system, failing to provide a transparent advertising repository, and obstructing researcher access to public data. Regulators concluded that X’s subscription-based ‘verified’ badge constitutes deceptive design because anyone can buy it without meaningful identity checks, while the platform’s ad library and data-access rules prevent independent scrutiny of scams, influence operations, and systemic online risks.
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