## Elon Musk says EU should be abolished after X slapped with $140 million fine

Authored by livemint.com

Elon Musk sharply criticised the European Union on Saturday, declaring that the bloc “should be abolished” after his social media platform X was slapped with a $140 million fine just a day before.

These rules, enforced in August 2023, set out what big tech companies can and cannot do when it comes to moderating content and handling user data.

Musk argued that sovereignty must be returned to individual nations, so that governments can truly represent the interests of their people.

His remarks come amid rising tensions between X and European regulators over the 27-nation bloc's Digital Services Act.

In another tweet, Musk made a controversial comment, stating, “how long before the EU is gone?

X also fell short of the requirements for its ad database and giving access to researchers access to public data, AP reported.

The platform received a formal warning last year, as EU claimed that it has failed to combat dangerous content. »

### EU hits Elon Musk’s X with 120 million euro fine for breaching bloc’s social media law

Authored by apnews.com

LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators on Friday fined X, Elon Musk’s social media platform, 120 million euros ($140 million) for breaches of the bloc’s digital regulations, in a move that risks rekindling tensions with Washington over free speech.

It’s the first time that the EU has issued a so-called non-compliance decision since rolling out the DSA.

Vice President JD Vance, posting on X ahead of the decision, accused the Commission of seeking to fine X “for not engaging in censorship.”. »

### Education Dept. asks hundreds of fired employees to temporarily return

Authored by indystar.com

WASHINGTON – Facing a backlog of school discrimination cases, the U.S. Department of Education has asked hundreds of employees it fired months ago to temporarily return to work.

Julie Hartman, the Education Department's press secretary for legal affairs, stressed there still aren't any plans to fully rehire those workers permanently.

She has argued the change will ultimately help streamline the federal government's limited role in the education system. »

### Trump wax statue gets pulled from texas museum after too many people punched it

Authored by wtfdetective.blog

A wax museum in San Antonio, Texas, had to pull its Donald Trump statue from public view after repeated incidents in which visitors physically attacked it.

Staff at Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks ultimately moved the figure into storage because guests continually punched and scratched it, leaving visible damage.

“It’s a presidential figure,” said Suzanne Smagala-Potts, a spokesperson for Ripley Entertainment, the company that owns the museum. »

### Strangers raise $1.7 million to help a Veteran who lost his Pension in 2012 and never stopped working

Authored by thefashioncentral.co.uk

The video has gathered more than 269000 likes on Facebook and shows Bambas explaining that he retired from General Motors in 1999.

He said the stability he counted on vanished in 2012 when the company went bankrupt and he lost his pension along with his healthcare coverage.

Weidenhofer often uses his platform to help people in tough situations and set up a GoFundMe page after meeting Bambas. »

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