Google pays $700 million to 102 million users.

The European Commission (EC) has opened an investigation into Elon Musk’s social media platform X related to content moderation.

According to a statement on its website on December 18th, the EC has “opened formal proceedings” against X under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The DSA was passed by Europe and came into effect in August, requiring social media platforms to have effective and transparent content moderation systems in place with the goal of removing misinformation or harmful content.

The investigation will focus on how the social media network spreads illegal content and the moderation mechanisms in place to prevent such content, including the blue verification tick mechanism.

“Opening proceedings against X signals that, with the DSA, the time of big online platforms operating without oversight and responsibility being too big to care is over,” said Thierry Breton, EC commissioner. “We now have clear rules: enhanced duties, strict supervision, swift sanctions when needed. We will make full use of everything at our disposal to protect citizens and democracy.”

According to Business Insider, the EC’s move shows how heavily monitored X is in Europe. The results of the investigation could lead to fines of up to 6% of the platform’s global revenue.

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The U.S. states viewed the settlement as another win for consumers. “We sued because monopolizing to increase prices and reduce consumer choice is illegal,” said Phil Weiser, Colorado’s attorney general, to the Washington Post.

Google still faces two other major antitrust lawsuits filed by the U.S. Justice Department. One relates to how Google leveraged its monopoly power to dominate the online search market, while the other concerns its control over the online advertising market.