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EU accuses Elon Musk’s X of deceptive practices over blue ‘checkmark’


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Elon Musk’s X is being threatened with hefty fines by the EU over transparency issues at the social media company, including allowing people to acquire a “checkmark” once reserved for verified users.

The European Commission, the EU’s executive body, said on Friday that X was “in breach” of the bloc’s Digital Services Act, which came into force this year and was designed to better police online content.

In preliminary findings from an investigation that…



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