US EditionThe Nigerian prince's new gig: X location feature reveals new scam
- This past week, X launched its About This Account feature globally to show where accounts are based, sparking confusion and backlash over surprising account locations.
- Elon Musk has prioritised tackling automated accounts since 2022 as X framed the measure to help users assess authenticity and reduce bots, spam and false news.
- Examples include pro-Trump accounts @MAGANationX, @DarkMagaCoin, @MAGA100X, @ScopeMaga_, and @RightScopee, plus impersonators like a Nigeria-based Kya Renee account with over 348,000 followers and India-based The Man Maker offering $3 subscriptions.
- Nikita Bier debunked reports, noting accuracy will be nearly 99.99%, while the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said its account operated only from the U.S., and X removed 1.7 million accounts last month.
- The disclosure echoes past revelations about the Internet Research Agency , while Moshe Debby called the tool `a weapon in the war`, but experts say it reveals some machinery without stopping campaigns.
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The Nigerian prince's new gig: X location feature reveals new scam
The social media platform X rolled out a new transparency tool over the weekend that shows users' actual locations. The update set off a chain reaction of confusion and backlash, along with a few surprising discoveries. X launched its “About This Account” feature globally, giving users the ability to check how many times an account has changed usernames, how it connects to X and where the account is based. Nikita Bier, X’s head of product, wrote…
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