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“If our point of view is confirmed, we will impose fines and demand significant changes,” warned Digital Commissioner Thierry Breton.
On the X social network, blue check marks should verify accounts that provide reliable sources of information. But, for the European Commission, the program has been put in place since the platform bought by Elon Musk induces it « deceit » to users and violating the Digital Services Act, this new European regulation which came into force last year to better regulate the digital space. « Anyone can contribute to achieve such a “investigative” status, which reduces the ability of users to make free and informed decisions about the authenticity of the accounts they deal with. There is evidence that malicious actors are exploiting this device », explained Digital Commissioner Thierry Breton on Friday.
According to Brussels, the company also violated its transparency obligations regarding public announcements and access to platform data for researchers.
In the “turn on users” view
According to Brussels regulations, X now has the possibility to access his file and the right to defend himself. « But if our view is confirmed, we will impose fines and demand significant changes », warned Thierry Breton. If the European authority finally accepts that the group does not meet its regulatory requirements, it can decide to make a special decision of non-compliance with financial sanctions of up to 6% of the annual turnover of the world X.
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The European Commission is also continuing investigations which may lead to two additional charges: dissemination of illegal content and insufficient efforts to manipulate information.
A “top pot”
It wasn’t long before Elon Musk took out his anger on X. “DSA is misinformed!” and he replied that Brussels was sleeping after trying to negotiate “secret transaction” shed “Censored Content Without Saying”. To which Thierry Breton replied: “There never was – and there was never a secret agreement. with anyone”. And to continue: “It’s up to you to decide whether or not you want to make commitments… See you soon (in court or not)”in a direct message to Elon Musk.
Brussels was concerned in September about a particularly high amount of false information published on X, after tests carried out on various social networks. The preliminary process was opened on October 12, five days after the attacks by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas against Israel, and then the formal investigation was launched in December.
The list of complaints is particularly long: a small number of moderators, an ineffective reporting system for illegal content, insufficient warning messages and violent images…
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