Elon Musk's X looks to allay EU regulator with blue checkmark disclaimer

EU has concerns the platform’s blue checkmark is deceptive and should be overhauled

Elon Musk’s social network X is showing users a prominent disclaimer about the platform’s blue checkmark programme in a bid to appease concerns from the EU’s content regulators that it is deceptive and should be overhauled.

Elon Musk’s social network X is showing users a prominent disclaimer about the platform’s blue checkmark programme in a bid to appease concerns from the EU’s content regulators that it is deceptive and should be overhauled.

X started showing users a message explaining the meaning of the blue check that appears on some user profiles last week. The notice was intended to demonstrate that the allegedly infringing behaviour had been brought to an end, according to a person familiar with the matter.