Tech billionaire Elon Musk's X platform is misleading users with its blue checkmarks for certified accounts, and is also violating EU content rules, the European Commission has said, in a finding that could lead to hefty fines.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk's X platform is misleading users with its blue checkmarks for certified accounts, and is also violating EU content rules, the European Commission has said, in a finding that could lead to hefty fines.
X becomes the third company in as many weeks to face the European Union's wrath for violating landmark new rules, after Brussels warned Apple and Meta to change their ways or risk massive fines - for breaches of a second law known as the Digital Markets Act . Now the European Commission has told X of its preliminary view that it is"in breach of" the DSA, arguing that the social network"deceives" users with its new blue badge rules.
The commission also accused X of failing to comply with rules on advertising transparency - since it does"not provide a searchable and reliable" ad database - and failing to give researchers access to public data. EU regulators' wide-ranging probe into X also continues to look into the spread of illegal content and the effectiveness of the platform's efforts to combat disinformation, the commission said.
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