The Limits of Symbolic Regulation - Why the EU Should Not Enforce the DSA (right now) Bovermann, Marc Author aut Text xx# 2025 Verfassungsblog 2025-12-18 eng
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 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 Bovermann, Marc Commission DSA Twitter 342 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-limits-of-symbolic-regulation/ Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH 10.59704/abccb790b8a300ee 251218 10.59704/abccb790b8a300ee Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.7 using MARC21slim2MODS3-7.xsl (Revision 1.140 20200717)