Coimisiún Na Meán may face holding X and Elon Musk to account

Social media platform could be facing multi-million euro fines for breaching legislation

X, which is owned by Elon Musk, has been told by the European Commission that it has breached legislation, including around how it designates verified accounts with “blue checks” to “deceive users”. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

The Irish regulator may face the task of holding social media giant X — and its owner Elon Musk to account, after the European Commission revealed the former Twitter could be facing multi-million-euro fines.

X has been told by the commission that it has breached Europe’s landmark legislation aimed at regulating tech giants, the Digital Services Act, including around how it designates verified accounts with “blue checks” to “deceive users”.