EU’s Fine Against X Criticized by House Judiciary Republicans

Jan. 28, 2026, 9:36 PM UTC

Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee criticize the European Union’s digital services fine against X.

  • Republicans on the panel post on X about the fine
  • Panel’s Republicans say they received the “censorship order to X” after subpoenaing it
  • House panel Republicans say European Union policy is targeting X and Elon Musk
    • The fine was levied because X “innovated its blue checkmark system and refused to give into demands from misinformation pseudoscientists,” they say
  • NOTE: EU Probe of Musk’s X Tests Bloc’s Digital Clout in Trump Era

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