Elon Musk's social media company X was fined 120 million euros ( $193.3 million Cdn ) by EU tech regulators on Friday for breaching online content rules, the first sanction under landmark legislation that once again drew criticism from the U.S. government.

While X did not respond to an emailed request for comment, Musk replied "Bulls--t" under a European Commission post about the fine. He also reposted several messages criticizing the decision and wrote, "Freedom of speech is the bedrock [of] democracy. The only way to know what you are voting for."

X's rival TikTok staved off a penalty with concessions.

Europe's crackdown on Big Tech to ensure smaller rivals can compete and consumers have more choice has been criticized by the Trump administration, which says it singles out Ameri

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