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X, formerly Twitter, launched a new transparency tool, “About This Account,” that reveals the country where a user is based. The feature, launched by Elon Musk, who purchased the app in 2022, immediately exposed numerous influential accounts posing as American political supporters on the Left and Right.
Many prominent MAGA-themed accounts were shown to be operating from Africa, South Asia, and Eastern Europe.
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