US 'Homeland Security' Twitter account seemingly run from Israel
6 hours ago
- #Location Data
- #Far-right
- Elon Musk announced Twitter/X would reveal user location data, exposing many far-right accounts as international grifters.
- Prominent far-right accounts were found to be operating from locations like India and Thailand, contrary to their claimed identities.
- A US Department of Homeland Security account was reportedly exposed as operating from Israel, leading to controversy.
- Twitter temporarily paused the location feature, with speculation it was due to the exposure of government accounts.
- Accounts using VPNs to hide their real locations were marked with a circled 'i' symbol.
- Despite the chaos, the change was seen as a positive move by some for exposing deceptive accounts.