Elon Musk claims EU offered an 'illegal secret deal' as X charged with DSA breaches

European Commission offered 'Secret Deal' to censor speech, alleges Elon Musk

Businessman Elon Musk on Friday claimed that the European Commission offered his X platform an "illegal secret deal" to "quietly" censor speech after the commission accused it of breaching EU digital laws. "The European Commission offered X an illegal secret deal: if we quietly censored speech without telling anyone, they would not fine us," Musk wrote on X. "The other platforms accepted that deal. X did not," he said."We look forward to a very …

EU Offered X Secret Censorship Deal To Avoid Fines For 'Deceptive Dark Patterns', Musk Says

EU Offered X Secret Censorship Deal To Avoid Fines For 'Deceptive Dark Patterns', Musk Says EU officials have issued preliminary findings of an investigation into Elon Musk’s X Corp., accusing the social media giant of restricting data access for researchers, lack of advertising transparency, and the design of its “blue check” verified account system leaving users open to deception. The European Commission, the EU’s executive body, announced on…

Elon Musk's X accused of violating EU digital laws, Musk says EU offered illegal secret deal

The EU accuses Elon Musk's X of violating the Digital Services Act by misleading users, but Musk claims the EU offered an illegal secret deal which X refused.

Elon Musk Reveals European Commission Offered X 'Illegal Secret Deal' To Censor Free Speech As Thierry Breton Slams Platform's 'Blue Checks' As Deceptive

The European Union Commissioner for Internal Market, Thierry Breton, has leveled charges against Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, alleging deceptive practices and lack of transparency. The tech billionaire has now alleged that the commission “offered X an illegal secret deal.” What Happened: On Friday, Breaton took to X and accused the social media platform acquired by Musk of falling short of the standards set by the Digital Services Act of the…

Elon Musk and European Commissioner argue over 'secret deal' after regulators say X's blue checks are deceptive

The European Commission outlined the preliminary findings from its investigation into X under the 27-nation bloc's Digital Services Act.