Elon Musk's X accused of breaching content rules by EU

The EU says the way the social media site designs and operates blue tick accounts "deceives" users.

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The bloc's tech regulator said users could be duped into thinking the identity of those with blue tick marks was verified, when in fact anybody can pay for a blue tick. It said it had found evidence of "malicious actors" abusing the system.

The investigation began under the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA).

It could lead to X being fined up to 6% of its global annual turnover and being forced to change how it operates in the bloc.

Mr Musk reacted angrily: "The DSA is misinformation," he wrote on X.

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