The EU fines X €120M for breaching online content rules, the first fine under the DSA, citing issues like its deceptive blue checkmarks, after a two-year probe
‘Impose Sanctions...’ The Verge : EU fines X $140 million over ‘deceptive’ blue checkmarks Inc : Why Elon Musk's X Was Slapped With a $140 Million Fine Eva Terry / Deseret News : European Union fines ...
Hungary's regulator fines Facebook $4M, arguing that it misled users by claiming its services are free, while earning money from ads based on user activity
Marton Eder / Bloomberg :
Microsoft settles with the SEC and the DOJ for $26M over potential bribery and corruption related to software sales in Hungary
Jay Greene / Washington Post :
Microsoft settles with the SEC and the DoJ for $26M over potential bribery and corruption related to software sales in Hungary
The deal with the U.S. Justice Department and the SEC resolves claims the software giant violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
European Court of Justice rules Hungary's monopoly over its national mobile payment services is illegal, requiring its state-owned firm to end exclusive control
Francesco Guarascio / Reuters :
Sources: Microsoft is being investigated by the DOJ and the SEC over potential bribery and corruption related to software sales in Hungary
Justice Department, SEC investigation follows similar ones into Microsoft business partners in five other countries