Musk's X submits remedies relating to its blue check mark, EU spokesperson says

March 13 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's social media platform X has submitted remedies in relation to its blue checkmark verification feature following a fine of 120 million euros ($137.63 million), a European Commission spokesperson said on Friday.

EU tech regulators fined X in December for breaching online content rules, the first such action under a landmark legislation that drew criticism from the U.S. government.

Here are the details:

• The Commission will now carefully assess the proposed remedies, European Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier added, without giving details.

• X did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.

• The EU action against X had followed a two-year-long investigation under the bloc's Digital Services Act (DSA), which requires online platforms to do more to tackle illegal and harmful content.

• The European Commission in July 2024 had charged X with deceiving users, saying that the blue checkmark does not correspond to industry practices and that anyone can pay to get a "verified" status.

• Bloomberg News first reported on Thursday that X has agreed to change its verification mechanism in the European Union.

• The blue checkmark had previously indicated that an account belonged to a public figure whose identity was verified, but Musk changed it to indicate it belonged to a paid subscriber after acquiring X, formerly known as Twitter, in 2022.

($1 = 0.8719 euros)