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Elon Musk's X proposes verification fix to resolve €120M EU dispute, report

On Thursday, Bloomberg News reported that Elon Musk's social media company X agreed to change its verification mechanism in the European Union following a €120 million fine.
The European Commission fined X in December for violating the Digital Services Act, alleging the paid verification system misleads users by creating a false impression of reliability.
Previously, the blue checkmark confirmed a public figure's identity, but Musk changed it to indicate a paid subscriber after acquiring Twitter for $44 billion in 2022.
European Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier confirmed that X submitted proposed remedies for the verification feature, which the Commission is now assessing.
Representatives of the administration of Donald Trump accused the European Union of censorship, sparking a diplomatic dispute between Brussels and Washington.

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