X terminates European Commission's ad account after EU fines platform €120M for violating Digital Services Act transparency rules; X accuses Commission of exploiting ad system to boost fine announcement post.

X axes European Commission’s ad account after €120M EU fine

News Technology Nikita Bier, X’s head of product, accused the EU executive of trying to amplify its own social media post about the fine on X by trying “to take advantage of an exploit in our Ad Composer.” Copy Link Copied Share via email Share on X Share on WhatsApp Share on LinkedIn The European Commission has lost access to its control panel for buying and tracking ads on Elon Musk’s X. | Chesnot/Getty Images December 7, 2025 11:34 am CET The European Commission has lost access to its control...