X Just Accidentally Exposed A Vast Covert Influence Network Targeting Americans How a new X feature led to the most sweeping public exposure of covert foreign activity on a major platform since 2016.

X's "About This Account" tool exposed "MAGA Nation" (400K followers) as run from Eastern Europe and "America First" (67K) from Bangladesh—foreign trolls posing as US patriots with zero prior detection. #XFails #ForeignTrolls #MAGA #NoGuardrails

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How X's new location feature exposed big US politics accounts Dozens of pro-Trump accounts are being accused of misleading followers after the social media site began showing user locations.

X's geolocation feature accidentally revealed major "American patriot" political accounts were run from overseas. The platform had no system to detect or flag them proactively. #XExposed #ForeignTrolls #FakeAccounts #NoGuardrails

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Did you notice people falling for troll propaganda? I did and they were so full of FEAR over the lies they were fed. Then their HATE for others multiplied! #foreigntrolls

- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Cognitive Design Production Center
- Moscow-based Center for Geopolitical Expertise