# US government seeks to join Musk challenge against EU fine on X

https://mins.news/en/item/72994

- Reuters, 2026-09-24 20:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/us-government-seeks-join-elon-musk-challenge-against-eus-fine-x-2026-09-24/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ab5886129ff15000114f386

> The US government said on Thursday it had formally asked to join Elon Musk’s legal challenge seeking to overturn the European Union’s 120 million euro ($136.51 million) fine against his social media platform X.

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