TECH - Elon Musk Reveals European Commission Offered X 'Illegal Secret Deal' To Censor Free Speech As Thierry Breton Slams Platform's 'Blue Checks' As Deceptive | Benzinga
The European Union Commissioner for Internal Market, Thierry Breton, has leveled charges against Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, alleging deceptive practices and lack of transparency. The tech billionaire has now alleged that the commission “offered X an illegal secret deal.”
What Happened: On Friday, Breaton took to X and accused the social media platform acquired by Musk of falling short of the standards set by the Digital Services Act of the 27-nation bloc.
He criticized X’s blue checkmarks, saying that these were once exclusive and signified “trustworthy sources of information.” However now, blue badges are accessible to anyone willing to pay $8 per month.
Back in the day, #BlueChecks used to mean trustworthy sources of information✔️🐦
Now with X, our preliminary view is that:
❌They deceive users
❌They ...