Read @Adina_Portaru’s quote in full: “We welcome the United States’ request to intervene in this case. Elon Musk and X were given the first ever fine under the Digital Services Act last year. “X is being targeted by the European Commission because it is a free speech platform. Social media platforms are today’s public square, and the DSA threatens speech in that public square. “This lawsuit turns on whether the powers given to the European Commission under the DSA are compatible with the rule of law. Under the DSA, the Commission is able to define the rules for so-called ‘content moderation’, launch investigations, enforce them, and impose massive penalties for noncompliance, all with no meaningful checks and balances. The threat to free speech is severe. ”X’s legal challenge of the European Commission in this case matters for free speech not just in Europe, but around the world.” @Jeremy_Tedesco, Senior Counsel and Senior Vice President, Global Censorship at Alliance Defending Freedom, said: "American social media platforms should be governed by American law — not by regulators outside our borders. We're glad the U.S. government is standing up for that principle alongside X. “If the European Commission prevails in piercing the ‘corporate veil’, by making Elon Musk and unrelated companies he owns liable for a $140m DSA fine, US companies will be significantly less likely to invest in the EU in the future. This EU regulation is self-defeating: it is not in the interest of either Europeans or Americans. “The Commission is using the DSA to engage in a brazen and vindictive attack on Elon Musk, because he refuses to censor on X. This lawsuit is essential to challenge the enormous powers granted by this law. We are proud to stand alongside X in its fight for free speech.”