E.U. hits Musk’s X with $140 million fine, says it broke hate speech and misinformation rules

The European Commission has fined Elon Musk’s social media app X with the equivalent of $140 million, saying that it had breaching bloc’s digital rulebook.
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X Hit With First EU Digital Services Act Fine Worth $140m For 'Deceptive' Blue Check Verification

Elon Musk's X now faces a whopping $140 million fine from the EU's Digital Services Act for its blue check verification.

'EU should be abolished': Musk blasts Europe's Digital Services Act after record €120 million fine on X

The latest enforcement move alleges that X’s paid verification system — allowing users to purchase blue check marks — misleads the public because the company is not “meaningfully verifying” the identity of account holders.
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