European Commission accuses Elon Musk's X platform of violating EU Digital Services Act

The EU's governing body has charged Elon Musk's X platform with violating the Digital Services Act with its blue checkmarks.

London — The European Union said Friday that blue checkmarks from Elon Musk 's X are deceptive and that the online platform falls short on transparency and accountability requirements, in the first charges against a tech company since the bloc's new social media regulations took effect. The European Commission outlined the preliminary findings from its investigation into X, formerly known as Twitter , under the 27-nation bloc's Digital Services Act.

'Now with X, our preliminary view is that they deceive users and infringe the DSA.' The commission also charged X with failing to comply with ad transparency rules. Under the DSA, platforms must publish a database of all digital advertisements that they've carried, with details such as who paid for them and the intended audience.

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