Elon Musk’s social media platform X has been fined Ksh18.9 billion.
The popular platform was charged by the European Union (EU) over its blue tick badges – despite US warnings about doing so.
According to reports, the European Commission said by allowing people to pay for a blue verified check mark on their profile, the platform “deceives users” because the firm is not “meaningfully verifying” who is behind the account.
“This deception exposes users to scams, including impersonation frauds, as well as other forms of manipulation by malicious actors,” the commission said.
