X deactivated the European Commission’s advertising account after fining the company €120 million

X head of product Nikita Beer responded to the European Commission this weekend next The European Commission imposed a fine on the social media company worth 120 million euros (about $140 million).

In its first fine under EU law Digital Services Lawthe committee called X’s blue checkmark system “deceptive” and said the paid verification system leaves users vulnerable to impersonation and fraud. The Commission also said that the X ad repository failed to meet the DSA’s requirements for transparency and accessibility.

The commission said Company

After announcing the fine against the owner of Company X, Elon Musk Describe it As “nonsense” and also to publish“, “How long before the European Union disappears? Abolish the European Union.

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Quoted from Committee function In announcing the fine, X’s Bier accused the European Commission of logging into a “dormant advertising account to take advantage of a vulnerability in our ad creation tool – to post a link that tricks users into thinking it is a video and to artificially increase its reach.”

“As you know, X believes everyone should have an equal voice on our platform.” Bear wrote. “However, you seem to think that the rules should not apply to your account.”

As a result, he said the committee’s advertising account had been “terminated.” Bear said afterward “This exploit has never been abused in this way before” and has since been patched.

TechCrunch has reached out to a European Commission spokesperson for comment.

While the commission may have lost the ability to buy ads on X, Her leaflet announcing the fine It remains open, and his account still has a gray checkmark indicating that it belongs to a government organization.