US official denounces EU’s fine of Musk’s X, says Europe is taxing Americans | World News

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US official denounces EU’s fine of Musk’s X. (File Photo)

The chairman of the US Federal Communications Commission denounced the EU’s fine of Elon Musk’s social media company X on Friday for breaching EU online content rules.

“Once again, Europe is fining a successful US tech company for being a successful US tech company,” FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said in an X post. “Europe is taxing Americans to subsidize a continent held back Europe’s own suffocating regulations.”

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