X removes blue checkmark from Iran’s sanctioned Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei
X removed the blue checkmark from the account of Iran’s newly appointed supreme leader, who seemingly paid for it despite U.S. sanctions against the nation. Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of deceased leader Ali Khamenei, opened an English X account and had nearly 175,000 followers by Tuesday afternoon. Earlier that day, my account displayed a blue […]
X fined $140M in Europe for misleading blue checkmark and transparency concerns
EU Fines Elon Musk’s X €120 Million The European Union has slapped Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, with a fine of €120 million, roughly translating to about $140 million. This marks the first penalty levied under a set of stringent new technology regulations introduced by Brussels. The European Commission, which serves as the EU’s […]