"The European Commission issued its decision following an investigation it opened two years ago into X under the 27-nation bloc's Digital Services Act, also known as the DSA.It's the first time that the EU has issued a so-called non-compliance decision since rolling out the DSA. The sweeping rulebook requires platforms to take more responsibility for protecting European users and cleaning up harmful or illegal content and products on their sites, under threat of hefty fines."
"Regulators said X's blue checkmarks broke the rules because on "deceptive design practices" and could expose users to scams and manipulation.Before Musk acquired X, when it was previously known as Twitter, the checkmarks mirrored verification badges common on social media and were largely reserved for celebrities, politicians and other influential accounts.After he bought it in 2022, the site started issuing the badges to anyone who wanted to pay $8 per month for one."
The European Commission fined Elon Musk's social media platform X €120 million for breaches of the Digital Services Act following a two-year investigation. The decision represents the EU's first non-compliance ruling under the DSA and targets three transparency requirement violations. Regulators found that the platform's redesign of blue verification badges into a paid $8 subscription constituted deceptive design practices and failed to meaningfully verify account ownership, undermining users' ability to judge authenticity. The Commission warned these practices could expose users to scams and manipulation. The penalty and ruling may escalate tensions with U.S. policymakers critical of EU digital regulations.
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