Elon Musks X erupted in uproar after the rollout of a feature revealing an accounts location, exposing what users describe as global troll farms and influence operations on the platform including in support of President Donald Trump.
Xs head of product Nikita Bier launched the feature over the weekend, allowing users to see the country or region where an account is based, in a bid to boost transparency on a platform that tech experts say is rife with disinformation.
This is an important first step to securing the integrity of the global town square, Bier wrote on X.