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

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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.

The Commission, the bloc’s executive arm, said it was punishing X because of three different breaches of the DSA’s transparency requirements.

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

EU regulators had already outlined their accusations in mid-2024 when they released preliminary findings of their investigation into X.

“Deceiving users with blue checkmarks, obscuring information on ads and shutting out researchers have no place online in the EU. »

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

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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. »

### Ukraine will not accept any peace deal requiring territorial concessions, Syrskyi tells UK broadcaster

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Russian forces launch 4,000–5,000 one-way attack drones along the front each day, in addition to 1,500–2,000 bomb-dropping drones, according to Syrskyi.

The commander accused Russia of pushing offensives across the front line despite publicly signaling an interest in peace.

Syrskyi said Ukraine will continue to strike Russian logistics, industry, and oil infrastructure with long-range drones to weaken Moscow’s war effort. »

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

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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. »

### New Petition Demands Release of Nemesis System As Netflix Acquires Warner Bros

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On the gaming front, Netflix will soon become the new owner of NetherRealm Studios, Rocksteady, Warner Bros. Montreal, and more.

Less than one day after Netflix announced the merger, a petition on Change.org seeks to free the Nemesis System from Warner Bros. Discovery’s chains.

According to the petition, Netflix has a historic opportunity to unlock this system for both indie and AAA developers. »

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