EU regulator wasn't cleared to threaten Musk

An EU Commission spokesperson said on Tuesday that Commissioner Thierry Breton did not have approval from Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to send his letter to Elon Musk, according to a Financial Times report. Breton's Monday letter warned Musk about "amplification of harmful content" from his conversation with former President Trump on X and urged him to "ensure X's compliance" with the Digital Services Act. The Commission said the timing and wording were neither coordinated nor agreed with the president or the commissioners. Musk responded by calling the letter rude and irresponsible in a post that referenced a Tropic Thunder meme.