The European Union charged social media company X with several breaches of the bloc's 2022 Digital Services Act, including its broad use of blue checkmarks for user verification. The preliminary rulings, released Friday by the European Commission, could result in a fine of 6% of the company's annual global revenue if confirmed.
Coming into full effect last year, the Digital Services Act was passed to protect European users from harmful policies at large internet platforms. The commission alleged X, formerly known as Twitter, opened its users to potential deception by verifying any user willing to pay for a blue check (learn more). The commission also alleges X failed to make its public data and advertisement database accessible to researchers and auditors. Chairman Elon Musk informally refuted the claims Friday.
The rulings are the latest against a big tech company after antitrust allegations were brought against Meta, Google, and Microsoft in the last month.
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