“Elon Musk’s X proposes verification fix to resolve €120M EU dispute, report”, Euro News, April 13, 2026

“Elon Musk’s social media platform X has agreed to change its user verification system in the European Union following a €120 million fine last year, according to a report that cited European Commission spokesman Thomas Regnier.

Bloomberg reported that the X had proposed solutions for the blue checkmark, which is used to verify accounts.

The European Commission fined X for violating its Digital Services Act in December, saying that the paid verification system, introduced after Elon Musk purchased Twitter in 2022, could mislead users by creating the impression that verified accounts are reliable……”

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