X fined €120m by EU after probe finds platform misled users with paid blue checkmarks

For some time, Mr Musk has been on a collision course with the European Commission over its long-running investigation into X. Picture: KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images

The European Commission has issued a €120m fine to Elon Musk-owned social media giant X, the first of its kind for the bloc over breaches of its flagship online content laws.

The breaches by X include its “deceptive design” of the blue checkmark on the platform, its lack of transparency around advertising and its failure to provide public data to researchers.