2025-11-26 00:46:55 UTC

X's new feature reveals surprising origins of some popular accounts

Over the weekend, Elon Musk's X unveiled a feature that lets users see where an account is based — and it led to some surprises.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/x-foreign-origins-political-accounts/

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