Tit-for-tat, justifiable maybe in terms of a simple understanding of game theory, but not justifiable in terms of looking like you're cooperating with authorities.

Another red flag that Musk considers himself a ruler, and not merely a leader, which is after all, just a citizen.

For those who missed it:

> ... since October 2023, the Commission has suspended all paid advertising or services on X.

> Nikita Bier, X’s head of product, accused the EU executive of trying to amplify its own social media post about the fine on X by trying “to take advantage of an exploit in our Ad Composer.”

For those that haven’t followed Nikita Bier (head of X product) on Twitter, he’s a childish and immature person. The way he talks about changes at X is completely unprofessional. So this type of deceptive revenge action is completely in character. I guess Elon hired him for that reason.

[dupe] Earlier: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46181306