EU hits Elon Musk’s X with $140 million fine over business practices

The fines were for violations including what the EU calls a misleading use of the blue check mark on users’ profiles. Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images

Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images

The European Union has announced a fine of $140 million against Elon Musk’s X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, for several failures to comply with rules governing large digital platforms. A European Commission spokesperson said the fine against X’s holding company was due to the platform’s misleading use of a blue check mark to identify verified users, a poorly functioning advertising repository, and a failure to

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