In a related development, the European Union has raised the alarm and issued a legal notice on Musk’s X platform application for false representation and violation of EU content policies regarding the company’s reorganization of the blue checkmark system.
The action of the European Commission is the first under the so-called Digital Service Act (DSA), which is a holistic piece of legislation aimed at pinning the digital giants for moderating the content.
Officials are most concerned about alterations introduced to the blue badge system during Musk’s tenure. Earlier, the blue check mark was used for persons whose accounts were verified by Twitter, but sadly, X has made it an option for anybody with a premium subscription to add the blue mark to his/her account.
“Since anyone can subscribe to get such a ‘verified’ status, this, for example, weakens the ability of users to make free decisions based on the authenticity or otherwise of the account or content one is interacting with,” the EU said.
The EU has also presented that X is not following the rules of transparency in advertising and is denying researchers access to public data.
The notice is the same as EU warnings using Apple and Meta for violating the Digital Markets Act (DMA), sent only a few weeks ago. Where the EU’s preliminary facts are proven correct, fines of as much as 10% of a company’s international annual turnover can be given under the DSA.
The company’s continued investigation also covers its activity in fighting the proliferation of unlawful materials and fake news.
