Amazon, X Will Likely Avoid Bill for Enforcing EU’s Content Rules
- Alphabet and Meta to pick up three-quarters of the tab
- Charges for large platforms adjusted based on profitability
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Amazon.com Inc. and X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, appear poised to escape paying millions of euros in fees to enforce the EU’s strict new content rules, leaving other tech companies to pay a larger share.
The commission estimates it needs €45.2 million ($47.7 million) to enforce the Digital Services Act this year. Very large online platforms — companies with more than 45 million monthly active users in Europe — are required to divvy up those costs based on the number of users they have.