The European Commission has fined X (formerly Twitter) €120 million for multiple breaches of the Digital Services Act (DSA). The violations include the deceptive design of its paid “blue checkmark,” which falsely implies account verification, misleading users and exposing them to scams. X was also found to lack transparency and accessibility in its advertising repository, hindering researchers’ ability to scrutinize online advertising for risks. Finally, the platform failed to provide researchers with proper access to its public data, imposing unnecessary barriers and undermining research into systemic risks in the EU.
Date: December 5, 2025. Source: europa.eu