X’s blue checkmarks are deceptive for users, the EU says The EU Commission found the blue checkmark verification system a deceptive practice, as it makes it difficult for X users to know whether ...

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 ...

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 ...

Blue checkmarks "used to mean trustworthy sources ... and we are determined to ensure that all platforms, including X, comply with EU legislation," said EC competition official Margrethe Vestager.

The European Union said Friday that blue checkmarks from Elon Musk's X are deceptive and that the online platform falls short on transparency and accountability requirements, the first charges ...

The European Union has warned X (formerly Twitter) that its blue checkmarks for verified accounts ... also found that it could be in violation of the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA), which ...

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Friday’s decision from the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, follows a monthslong investigation into X, formerly known as Twitter, to assess whether it infringed the Digital ...

‘Verified accounts’ lack authenticity and are being abused by malicious actors in violation of the EU’s DSA ... The European Union has warned X that its blue checkmark verification ...

In its press release, the EU says that changes made to X’s blue check system — which allows any user to pay to be “verified” — prevent users from determining the authenticity of other ...

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 ...