Elon Musk promises ‘battle in court’ over EU’s crackdown on X’s blue checks

The European Commission has issued preliminary findings that X's paid blue-tick system is deceptive and breaches the Digital Services Act, and X could face fines of up to 6% of its global turnover if confirmed. The commission said X breached the act by deceiving users with blue ticks given to untrustworthy accounts, by failing to give researchers access to public data such as posts, and by running an inadequate advertising library. Elon Musk responded that he looks forward to "a very public battle in court," claiming the commission offered an illegal secret deal to avoid a fine, which Thierry Breton denied.