"the deceptive design of its 'blue checkmark,' the lack of transparency of its advertising repository, and the failure to provide access to public data for researchers."
"Deceiving users with blue checkmarks, obscuring information on ads and shutting out researchers have no place online in the EU,"
"The EU should be supporting free speech, not attacking American companies over garbage."
The European Commission imposed a €120 million fine on X for breaching the Digital Services Act. The Commission accused X of deceptive blue checkmark design, insufficient transparency in its advertising repository, and failure to provide researchers access to public data. Henna Virkkunen said deceiving users with blue checkmarks, obscuring information on ads, and shutting out researchers have no place online in the EU and that X undermined users’ rights and evaded accountability. X has 60 days to submit plans addressing blue checkmarks and 90 days for ad repository and researcher-access fixes, with possible periodic fines for noncompliance. The Trump administration criticized the policy as an attack on free speech; Vice President JD Vance posted that the EU should support free speech rather than attack American companies, and Musk replied “Much appreciated.” X began removing blue checkmarks in April 2023 and did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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