The European Commission threatened the social networks X with a fine of 6% of the turnover due to violations of the law-including the sale of blue ticks available to any user
The European Commission stated that the blue ticks in the social network X, which used to have only the verified accounts, and under Ilon Mask became available to buy anyone, mislead users and are used by attackers for deception. “Since anyone can subscribe to such a“ verified ”status, this negatively affects the ability of users to make free and reasonable decisions on the authenticity of accounts and content with which they interact,” the European Commission said.