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EU Fines X €120M for Deceptive Blue Checkmarks Under DSA

🔎The European Commission has fined X €120 million for breaching transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act. A two‑year inquiry found X's paid 'blue checkmark' programme misleading because badges could be purchased without meaningful identity verification, and that its ad repository and researcher access practices lacked required transparency. X has 60 working days to fix the checkmark issue and 90 days to submit plans for ad and research improvements or face further penalties.