X's Country-of-Origin Feature Reveals Foreign Operation of US Political Accounts
By
ourmandave
6mo ago· 4 min readenNews
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Summary
Elon Musk's X (formerly Twitter) has introduced a new feature that displays the country of origin for user accounts when viewing the 'Joined' tab on profiles. This feature has revealed that many accounts that were actively pushing political narratives in US political discourse, including those aligned with both MAGA and Democratic circles, are actually operated from outside the United States. The revelation has caused significant disruption in online political communities as previously assumed domestic accounts are now shown to be foreign-run.
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Elon Musk's X, formerly Twitter, has introduced the country of origin feature that seems to have thrown both the MAGA and Democrats' worlds online into chaos.
Several profiles online, that had pushed certain narratives are now being found to have been operating from outside the US.
X has introduced a feature that lets people see where an account is based out of.
Elon Musk's X, formerly Twitter, has rolled out a feature where going to the ‘Joined’ tab on one's profile, displays the country of origin for that account.
