When is Reddit going to get fined? There's no transparency or reason in content moderation, no consistently enforced ToS, no appeal mechanism, and they're very aggressive in stopping public access to public data. Seems a bit more relevant than blue checkmarks.
> On X, anyone can pay to obtain the ‘verified' status without the company meaningfully verifying who is behind the account, making it difficult for users to judge the authenticity of accounts and content they engage with.
Caveat emptor. Sounds like the EU wants to push privacy-invading KYC requirements.
> … and the failure to provide access to public data for researchers.
That’s a wild thing to try to force a company to do with our data. And I deeply suspect they’d use that data to justify more reasons to engage in regulatory lawfare against sites like X.
The entire complaint reads as remarkably invasive. I think it’s time for the US to put the EU and UK regulatory class back in their place. How about we withhold $X*100 dollars in NATO spending for every $X dollars they fine a US company under laws like this.
When is Reddit going to get fined? There's no transparency or reason in content moderation, no consistently enforced ToS, no appeal mechanism, and they're very aggressive in stopping public access to public data. Seems a bit more relevant than blue checkmarks.
In the news:
X hit with $140 million EU fine for breaching content rules, TikTok settles https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulat...
- First penalty under landmark EU digital legislation
- TikTok avoids fine with transparency concessions, EU says
- EU's tech chief: X fine proportionate, not about censorship
- US has accused EU of targeting American companies
Politico.eu: EU slaps €120M fine on Elon Musk’s X, straining ties with US https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-slaps-e120m-fine-on-x-str...
Euronews: European Commission hits Elon Musk’s social network X with €120 million fine https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/12/05/european-commi...
CNBC: EU regulators hit Elon Musk’s X with 120 million euro fine for breaching bloc’s social media law https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/05/eu-regulators-hit-elon-musks...
> On X, anyone can pay to obtain the ‘verified' status without the company meaningfully verifying who is behind the account, making it difficult for users to judge the authenticity of accounts and content they engage with.
Caveat emptor. Sounds like the EU wants to push privacy-invading KYC requirements.
> … and the failure to provide access to public data for researchers.
That’s a wild thing to try to force a company to do with our data. And I deeply suspect they’d use that data to justify more reasons to engage in regulatory lawfare against sites like X.
The entire complaint reads as remarkably invasive. I think it’s time for the US to put the EU and UK regulatory class back in their place. How about we withhold $X*100 dollars in NATO spending for every $X dollars they fine a US company under laws like this.
Why is this commend downvoted? What is false here?