{"id":8412,"date":"2024-07-13T18:26:30","date_gmt":"2024-07-13T18:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eunewsroom.com\/elon-musks-x-accused-of-breaching-content-rules-by-eu\/"},"modified":"2024-07-13T18:26:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-13T18:26:30","slug":"elon-musks-x-accused-of-breaching-content-rules-by-eu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eunewsroom.com\/en\/elon-musks-x-accused-of-breaching-content-rules-by-eu\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk&#8217;s X accused of breaching content rules by EU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qn0xuy\">\n<div class=\"bbc-j1srjl\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.22%\"><amp-img class=\"bbc-image\" layout=\"responsive\" alt=\"Elon Musk's X profile displayed on a phone\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/640\/cpsprodpb\/bf0b\/live\/e8251be0-4042-11ef-99ab-5f9a13f60112.jpg.webp\" width=\"3015\" height=\"1695\" fallback=\"\" attribution=\"Getty Images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/240\/cpsprodpb\/bf0b\/live\/e8251be0-4042-11ef-99ab-5f9a13f60112.jpg.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/320\/cpsprodpb\/bf0b\/live\/e8251be0-4042-11ef-99ab-5f9a13f60112.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/480\/cpsprodpb\/bf0b\/live\/e8251be0-4042-11ef-99ab-5f9a13f60112.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/624\/cpsprodpb\/bf0b\/live\/e8251be0-4042-11ef-99ab-5f9a13f60112.jpg.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/800\/cpsprodpb\/bf0b\/live\/e8251be0-4042-11ef-99ab-5f9a13f60112.jpg.webp 800w\" data-hero=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"bbc-by8ykd\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Image source, <\/span>Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<section role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"article-byline\" class=\"bbc-1vjaf6b\"><strong id=\"article-byline\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Article information<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"bbc-1rvtlej\">\n<li><span role=\"text\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Author, <\/span><span class=\"bbc-1ypcc2\">Faarea Masud<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span role=\"text\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Role, <!-- --> <\/span><span class=\"bbc-1y5sx98\">BBC Business reporter<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"bbc-v8pmqw\">\n<p><time datetime=\"2024-07-12\" class=\"bbc-1dafq0j e1mklfmt0\">12 July 2024<\/time><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">Elon Musk&#8217;s social media site X has been accused by the European Union of breaching its online content rules, with its &#8220;verified&#8221; blue tick accounts having the potential to &#8220;deceive&#8221; users.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">The bloc&#8217;s tech regulator said users could be duped into thinking the identity of those with blue tick marks was verified, when in fact anybody can pay for a blue tick. It said it had found evidence of &#8220;malicious actors&#8221; abusing the system.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-hhl7in e17g058b0\">The investigation began under the EU&#8217;s Digital Services Act&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cw0y1ezpv5xo.amp\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image source, Getty Images Article information Author, Faarea Masud Role, BBC Business reporter 12 July 2024 Elon Musk&#8217;s social media site X has been accused by the European Union of breaching its online content rules, with its &#8220;verified&#8221; blue tick accounts having the potential to &#8220;deceive&#8221; users. 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