The European Commission has concluded that social media platform X, owned by Elon Musk, violated the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) after a months-long investigation. Thierry Breton, the European Commission member responsible for the internal market, launched a large-scale investigation into X’s potential violation of DSA rules in December 2023.
The investigation focused specifically on The tools used to report illegal and sensitive content and the platform’s response to these reports were also examined.
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. pic.twitter.com/M9tGA5pYQr
— Thierry Breton (@ThierryBreton) July 12, 2024
The European Commission also wanted to examine the blue checkmarks that now come with a paid subscription and whether they are an indicator of deceptive design. After a preliminary investigation, evidence was found that the blue check mark used by the
The commission also found that
X platform has the right to object to these accusations. If the commission’s preliminary findings are upheld as a final decision, the platform could be fined up to 6 percent of its global annual sales and required to make certain changes to its operations. This development draws attention because it coincides with a period when X was already considering making significant changes. It was previously reported in April that the platform was planning to charge new users an annual fee for basic actions such as liking, bookmarking and responding to posts.
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