The EU accuses Elon Musk's X of misleading users and violating online content guidelines.
The European Commission announced on Friday that Elon Musk's X is in violation of EU online content rules due to the social media platform's use of "dark patterns" to mislead users.
The European Commission, the EU's executive arm, has published a preliminary view that X may be in breach of the Digital Services Act due to broken rules regarding dark patterns, advertising transparency, and data access for researchers.
The commission stated that X's use of the blue checkmark for "verified accounts" does not align with industry standards, as anyone can subscribe and obtain a verified status. Furthermore, the commission found evidence of "motivated malicious actors" misusing the verified status to deceive users.
If the commission's views are confirmed, X could face a fine of up to 6% of its global annual revenue.
If our view is confirmed, we will impose fines and require significant changes, EU industry chief Thierry Breton stated in a post on X.
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