nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/abccb790b8a300ee DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 251218s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/abccb790b8a300ee doi eng 342 23 Bovermann, Marc Author aut The Limits of Symbolic Regulation - Why the EU Should Not Enforce the DSA (right now) Bovermann, Marc Verfassungsblog 2025-12-18 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier On 5 December, the European Commission issued its first landmark decision under the Digital Services Act (DSA), targeting X’s blue checkmark as allegedly deceptive. The decision, which has attracted international attention, including from US politicians, argues that the design facilitates inauthentic behaviour. This article examines why the focus on the blue checkmark misses the platform’s deeper structural problems, does little to improve trust or safety, and raises broader questions about the EU’s approach to enforcing the DSA. CC BY-SA 4.0 Commission DSA Twitter Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-limits-of-symbolic-regulation/ raw object