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XProposes Blue-Check Changes to EU Regulator Under DSA Enforcement

The filing triggers a Commission review that could avert recurring penalties if the plan satisfies consumer-protection concerns.

Overview

  • The European Commission confirmed that X submitted proposals focused on how the platform awards its verification badge.
  • Details of the proposed changes were not disclosed, and the Commission said it will now analyze the submission after recent talks.
  • EU officials consider the current badge system misleading and potentially conducive to fraud after X made the check available to paying users.
  • A €120 million fine imposed in December is due for payment on Monday, even as X contests the penalty at the EU General Court.
  • Separate DSA investigations, including matters linked to the Grok AI, remain open with deadlines on two other allegations running until April 28.