Monday, November 4, 2024
9.2 C
Brussels

Elon Musk’s X accused of breaching content rules by EU


Image source, Getty Images

  • Author, Faarea Masud
  • Role, BBC Business reporter

Elon Musk’s social media site X has been accused by the European Union of breaching its online content rules, with its “verified” blue tick accounts having the potential to “deceive” users.

The bloc’s tech regulator said users could be duped into thinking the identity of those with blue tick marks was verified, when in fact anybody can pay for a blue tick. It said it had found evidence of “malicious actors” abusing the system.

The investigation began under the EU’s Digital Services Act…



Source link

Hot this week

Most Popular

Quality of life indicators – overall experience of life

EU citizens were rather satisfied with their lives...

Orbán’s new right-wing group hits EU parliament threshold – Euractiv

Hungarian premier Viktor Orbán’s fledgling political movement attracted...

Related Articles

Popular Categories