"The European Commission, the EU's executive branch responsible for enforcing the bloc's laws, just hit X with a fine of 120 million euros (about $140 million) for breaking transparency obligations under its Digital Services Act. Specifically, the Commission has taken issue with the platform's deceptive design of its blue checkmark verification badges, as well as a lack of transparency around its advertisers."
"In 2022, under Musk's ownership, X began handing out blue checkmarks to anyone willing to pay a monthly subscription fee. On X, anyone can pay to obtain the verified' status without the company meaningfully verifying who is behind the account, making it difficult for users to judge the authenticity of accounts and content they engage with, the Commission wrote in a press release."
The European Commission fined X €120 million for breaching transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act, citing deceptive design of blue checkmark verification badges and lack of transparency around advertisers. The Commission criticized deceiving users with paid blue checks, obscuring information on ads, and shutting out researchers as unacceptable in the EU. X shifted verification in 2022 to a paid model that allowed anyone to buy a blue check without meaningful identity verification, undermining users' ability to judge authenticity. The DSA probe into X began in 2023 to enforce platform regulation and reduce harmful online content.
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