Preliminary findings: the European Commission says X's paid blue checkmark deceives users and breaches the DSA; X could be fined up to 6% of its global revenue

Brussels regulators use new digital powers to threaten social media company with huge fines over transparency issues

Financial Times 2024-07-12 Javier Espinoza

@thierrybreton Thierry Breton on x
Back in the day, #BlueChecks used to mean trustworthy sources of information✔️🐦 Now with X, our preliminary view is that: ❌They deceive users ❌They infrige #DSA X has now the right of defence —but if our view is confirmed we will impose fines & require significant changes. [image…
@carnage4life Dare Obasanjo on x
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. […
@balajis Balaji on x
The EU fears that free speech on the internet might cause political change on their continent. So they want to build a new Berlin Wall online to “protect” Europe from thoughtcrime.
@micsolana Mike Solana on x
these people are literally evil
@eu_commission @eu_commission on x
For the first time, we are issuing preliminary findings under the Digital Services Act. In our view, X does not comply in areas linked to: ▪️ Dark patterns ▪️ Advertising transparency ▪️ Data access for researchers We will ensure that all platforms comply with EU legislation.
@digitaleu @digitaleu on x
🔔 @EU_Commission sent today the preliminary findings to X under the #DigitalServicesAct. X is in breach of the #DSA in areas linked to dark patterns, advertising transparency and data access for researchers. Read more ↓

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