Elon Musk's Twitter Blue is breaking European rules about unfair business practices by failing to show its full cost to consumers right away, EU agency says

Fri, 03/17/2023 - 08:30

An image of new Twitter owner Elon Musk is seen surrounded by Twitter logos in this photo illustration. — Twitter Blue was rolled out to European Union countries in February and March.
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Elon Musk's Twitter Blue subscription is a flagship project to make the company profitable.
But the advertised subscription prices in the European Union don't factor in taxes.
An EU consumer protection watchdog told Insider this breached pricing rules in the bloc.

Elon Musk's Twitter Blue subscription is breaking European Union rules about unfair business practices, a consumer watchdog in the bloc told Insider.

Specifically, the advertised subscription prices don't factor in taxes, which violates consumer-protection laws in the 27-country union, a spokesperson for the watchdog said.