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Agence France-Presse reports:
Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s X platform is misleading users with its blue checkmarks for certified accounts, and is also violating EU content rules, Brussels said Friday, in a finding that could lead to hefty fines.
EU regulators are unhappy with the blue badge system under Musk’s ownership since anyone can now obtain it with a premium subscription, whereas before it was reserved for verified accounts including leaders, companies and journalists, after approval.
The formal warning against X is the first under the Digital Services Act (DSA), a sweeping law that forces digital companies do more to police content online. It follows a probe launched in December 2023. Fines under the DSA can go as high as six percent of a company’s total worldwide annual turnover and force it to make changes to address violations.
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The EU released the findings today of their investigation of X. They found that selling of blue checks to “malicious actors” & lack of transparency to advertisers violates their laws. X faces a massive fine with Musk now given a chance to respond. Story. https://t.co/CWWHRRCUXy
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) July 12, 2024
X has been charged under the EU’s digital services act for
1. Blue checks decieving users since there’s no actual verification.
2. Not providing a searchable library of ads.
3. Not providing data access to researchers.X can be fined up to 6% of global revenues if found guilty. pic.twitter.com/t86VvKtBQQ
— Dare Obasanjo🐀 (@Carnage4Life) July 12, 2024