Part of the investigation has concluded with the organization determining that paid blue checkmarks are deceptive to users. The investigation by an EU commission began on December 18, 2023.

The EU's governing body has charged Elon Musk's X platform with violating the Digital Services Act with its blue checkmarks.

European regulators say when Musk relaunched the blue check “verification ... what audience the ads are targeting. But EU investigators said X’s ad database is not “searchable and reliable ...

Regulators took aim at X’s blue checks, saying they constitute ... Before Musk’s acquisition, the checkmarks mirrored verification badges common on social media and were largely reserved ...

and in April 2024 users considered “influential” had their blue checks restored for free. Despite those changes, the EU said on Friday that X’s verification system does not correspond with ...

The EU also said there’s evidence of bad actors using checkmarks to hoodwink people. X's problems with verification stem back several years. But at least when it was known as Twitter, the blue ...

the EU’s executive arm, follows a monthslong investigation into X, formerly known as Twitter, to assess whether it infringed the Digital Services Act.

Whether it's investigating the financials of ... The European Union has warned X (formerly Twitter) that its blue checkmarks for verified accounts may be being used to deceive users.

‘Verified accounts’ lack authenticity and are being abused by malicious actors in violation of the EU ... X that its blue checkmark verification system violates rules under the bloc’s ...

Verified accounts on X, formerly Twitter, are deceiving users, according to preliminary findings by the European Union that could lead to steep fines for Elon Musk’s firm. The bloc’s executive ...

The EU has been investigating X (formerly Twitter ... has concluded with the organization determining that paid blue checkmarks are deceptive to users. The investigation by an EU commission ...

The European Union has ruled that X‘s blue checkmark verification system has deceived users, went against industry practices and violated the Digital Services Act. The EU argues that the ability ...