Last week the X platform, formerly Twitter, began its rollout of a new location feature meant to disclose which country account holders post from.

It aimed to increase transparency on the platform and help users spot the fake accounts known for spreading disinformation online . However, while its rocky rollout might have exposed the location to some accounts, others claimed their accounts displayed locations they’d never been to.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Since its global rollout this past weekend, clicking on the join date of a user’s X profile now leads to the “about this account” page, which includes the location an account is based in.

The new feature seemed to reveal that accounts for many Canadian political parties, businesses and media entities were based outside of Canada.

Some users n

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