The European Commission says the blue tick system used by microblogging platform X – formerly Twitter – is effectively deceiving users and does not comply with the recently introduced Digital Services Act (DSA).
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In preliminary findings, the Commission – an executive branch of the European Union – found that the way X had implemented the blue tick cheats users because anyone can subscribe to get such "verified" status.
Until November 2022, Twitter – as it was then – used the blue tick to show that it had taken steps to verify the user's identity. It was often used on the accounts of celebrities, politicians, journalists and commentators who could be targeted by impersonators.
Soon after Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk bought the platform in October 2022, he introduced a subscription system to the platform where those who paid would get the blue tick mark.
