Less of a bang, more of a whimper. That is probably the best way to describe the actions taken on Friday by the European Commission against X and TikTok. Elon Musk’s social media platform was fined €120 million under the Digital Services Act, the first such action against the artist formerly known as Twitter under the EU’s flagship content rules. TikTok, on the other hand escaped any fines – instead, the commission has accepted certain reforms. The action against X is perhaps the most interesting, given the belligerent nature of its owner and his disdain for European tech regulation, or…

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