The European Commission notified X that the company violates the Digital Services Act (DSA) due to blue checkmarks that mislead users. The company is also accused of violating the transparency of advertising and limited access to data for research.

After X, and then Twitter, passed into the hands of Elon Musk, users were given the opportunity to buy a monthly subscription, which, among other things, also gave them a blue tick – a verified account ID.

According to the European Commission, such a system negatively affects the ability of users to determine the authenticity of accounts and content they interact with.

The Commission also found examples of fraudulent accounts using the blue tick to mislead users. We remind you that even terrorists have bought blue ticks on the social network.

In addition, X is also accused of failing to comply with its advertising transparency obligations. The system used by the social network does not allow for the necessary supervision and research of the risks arising from the distribution of advertising.

And the last accusation is that X does not give researchers access to public data in accordance with the terms of the DSA. The Commission says that the company prohibits researchers from accessing public data on their own and discourages them from further work.

Now X has time to prepare a response to these accusations. If the Commission confirms all of these violations, Elon Musk’s social network faces a fine of up to 6% of its total global annual turnover.