2025-12-05 19:24:30

Europe just slapped a major tech platform with a massive €140M penalty over what regulators call 'misleading verification badges' and lack of transparency. The fine targets how blue checkmarks were being distributed and the platform's failure to clearly communicate their verification standards. This crackdown highlights the growing regulatory pressure on centralized platforms—a stark reminder of why decentralized systems matter. When traditional social giants face such scrutiny, it reinforces the case for blockchain-based alternatives where verification and governance are transparent by design. Could this push more users toward Web3 social platforms?

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0xSleepDeprived

· 14h ago

Ha, it's the EU meddling again, hitting with a $140M fine just over a blue checkmark. When you get down to it, it's the same old problem of centralized platforms.

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OnChainDetective

· 14h ago

1. A €140M fine... Wait, I need to check which institutional address this money is flowing to. There must be some scheme behind it. 2. Blue checkmark shady allocation? I've suspected this for a long time—this is just the common problem with centralized platforms. 3. Another "transparent governance" pep talk... Can Web3 social really scale? I need to see the on-chain daily active user data before I say anything. 4. €140M—why isn't it a round number? I need to dig deeper into the logic behind arriving at this specific figure. 5. The EU is milking users again. The real issue is that users don't care about blue checkmarks—they care about traffic. 6. Sounds all right, but who's going to solve the real obstacles to moving to Web3? Gas fees? Privacy? Or is it that nobody dares to say anything? 7. This is why I've always been tracking the fund flows of those few whale wallets... centralized platforms are bound to collapse sooner or later. 8. €140M fine... Is this covering something up, or did they just get caught exploiting a simple loophole?

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DAOdreamer

· 14h ago

The €140m fine has been handed out, the EU is really tough on this... Blue check was already playing tricks, now they've finally been caught, haha.

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