<p>Brussels: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/elon-musk">Elon Musk</a>'s social media company <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/x">X</a> breached <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/eu">EU</a> online content rules, EU tech regulators ruled on Friday in a finding that could lead to a fine and significant changes in how it operates.</p><p>The charges by the European Commission, the first issued under the Digital Services Act (DSA), follow a seven-month long investigation. The new rules require very large online platforms and search engines to do more to tackle illegal content and risks to public security.</p>.The future of social media is a lot less social.<p>The EU executive's preliminary findings or charges sent to X targeted the company's dark patterns, advertising transparency and data access for researchers.</p><p>It said X's verified accounts which carry a blue checkmark do not correspond to industry practice and negatively affect users' ability to make free and informed decisions about the authenticity of the accounts they interact with.</p><p>X has also failed to comply with a DSA requirement that companies provide a searchable and reliable advertisement repository, the Commission said.</p><p>X was also charged with blocking researchers from accessing its public data. The company, which will have several months to respond to the charges, could face a fine as much as 6% of its global turnover if found guilty of breaching the DSA.</p><p>"X has now the right of defence — but if our view is confirmed we will impose fines and require significant changes," EU industry chief Thierry Breton said in a statement.</p><p>Musk responded on X: "How we know you're real?"T</p>.<p>The Commission said separate investigations continue into dissemination of illegal content on X and measures it has taken to counter disinformation.</p><p>ByteDance's TikTok, AliExpress and Meta Platforms are also being investigated under the DSA.</p>
<p>Brussels: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/elon-musk">Elon Musk</a>'s social media company <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/x">X</a> breached <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/eu">EU</a> online content rules, EU tech regulators ruled on Friday in a finding that could lead to a fine and significant changes in how it operates.</p><p>The charges by the European Commission, the first issued under the Digital Services Act (DSA), follow a seven-month long investigation. The new rules require very large online platforms and search engines to do more to tackle illegal content and risks to public security.</p>.The future of social media is a lot less social.<p>The EU executive's preliminary findings or charges sent to X targeted the company's dark patterns, advertising transparency and data access for researchers.</p><p>It said X's verified accounts which carry a blue checkmark do not correspond to industry practice and negatively affect users' ability to make free and informed decisions about the authenticity of the accounts they interact with.</p><p>X has also failed to comply with a DSA requirement that companies provide a searchable and reliable advertisement repository, the Commission said.</p><p>X was also charged with blocking researchers from accessing its public data. The company, which will have several months to respond to the charges, could face a fine as much as 6% of its global turnover if found guilty of breaching the DSA.</p><p>"X has now the right of defence — but if our view is confirmed we will impose fines and require significant changes," EU industry chief Thierry Breton said in a statement.</p><p>Musk responded on X: "How we know you're real?"T</p>.<p>The Commission said separate investigations continue into dissemination of illegal content on X and measures it has taken to counter disinformation.</p><p>ByteDance's TikTok, AliExpress and Meta Platforms are also being investigated under the DSA.</p>