EU Accepts Action Plan by Elon Musk's X to Become More Transparent
- The European Union accepted an action plan from Elon Musk's X to address violations of digital content rules, resulting in a €120 million fine under the Digital Services Act.
- X agreed to improve transparency by boosting researcher access to data, including ad content, responding promptly, and changing 'blue checkmarks' from 'verified' to 'premium'.
- X must implement these measures within six months and undergo an independent audit, and the company has filed an appeal against the fine.
- The European Union continues its investigations into X, including issues related to AI-generated content, while some US figures have criticized the fine as censorship.
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According to the Commission, the measures proposed by X are an important step in the right direction.
The online service of Elon Musk makes concessions to Brussels after a large fine. The controversial subscription model of X is renamed and there is to be more transparency in advertising. However, the legal conflict over the penalty payment is not yet out of the world.
The European Union (EU) announced on Wednesday that it supports Elon Musk's social network X's plan to fix digital content violations that led to a 120 million euro fine.
The EU Commission demanded EUR 200 million in penalty from X. It was about checkmarks and intransparency in advertising. Now the Group is looking forward to changes.
The European Union is continuing to tighten its oversight of large social media platforms. The European Commission announced on Wednesday that it has approved an action plan by Elon Musk's Company X to ensure the platform complies with transparency requirements set out in the European Digital Services Act (DSA).
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