"A new feature on X is making people suddenly realize that some large portion of the divisive, hateful, and spammy content designed to inflame tensions or, at the very least, is designed to get lots of engagement on social media, is being published by accounts that are pretending to be based in the United States but are actually being run by people in countries like Bangladesh, Vietnam, India, Cambodia, Russia, and other countries."
"An account called "Ivanka News" is based in Nigeria, "RedPilledNurse" is from Europe, "MAGA Nadine" is in Morocco, "Native American Soul" is in Bangladesh, and "Barron Trump News" is based in Macedonia, among many, many of others. Inauthentic viral accounts on X are just the tip of the iceberg, though, as we have reported. A huge amount of the viral content about American politics and American news on social media is from sock puppet and bot accounts monetized by people in other countries."
A new X feature shows that many accounts posing as U.S.-based are actually operated from countries such as Bangladesh, Vietnam, India, Cambodia, Russia, Nigeria, Europe, Morocco, and Macedonia. Specific accounts include "Ivanka News" in Nigeria, "RedPilledNurse" in Europe, "MAGA Nadine" in Morocco, "Native American Soul" in Bangladesh, and "Barron Trump News" in Macedonia. Inauthentic viral accounts represent only the visible portion of a broader problem. Large volumes of U.S. political content on social platforms originate from monetized sockpuppet and bot networks abroad. Free AI generative tools have accelerated content production. Social media monetization programs financially incentivize this behavior and decentralize disinformation across the global internet.
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