X faces EU fine for misleading 'blue tick' policy
Kyiv • UNN
Social network X (formerly Twitter) is facing a fine of up to 6% of its global turnover from the European Commission for allegedly deceiving users with its paid account verification policy and violating the EU Digital Services Act.
Social network X (formerly Twitter) in the EU faces a fine of 6% of its turnover for violating the law, in particular for selling blue ticks. This is stated on the website of the European Commission, reports UNN.
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Claims were made about X's account verification policy. Users may think that accounts with a blue check mark are verified by the network - when in fact, the check mark can be obtained by paying for a subscription.
"Blue check marks used to mean reliable sources of information. In the case of X, our preliminary opinion is that they are deceiving users and they are breaking the law on digital services," wrote EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton on the same X platform.
The European Commission also noted that the social network does not meet the requirements for advertising transparency and does not provide researchers with independent access to data, as stated in the law on digital services.
If the conclusions of the European Commission's preliminary investigation are confirmed, the social network faces a fine of up to 6% of its total global turnover.
