"As the New York Times reports, it didn't take long for online sleuths to notice that accounts that post MAGA ragebait weren't actually tweeting from the United States; instead, they're based in Eastern Europe, Thailand, Nigeria, Bangladesh, and other parts of the world, often linked to online scams and schemes. For instance, one account that pays for the platform's blue checkmark "verification" service, called " MAGA NATION," is based in "Eastern Europe (Non-EU).""
"A separate account called Dark Maga was found to be tweeting from Thailand, per The Guardian. Another, called MAGA Scope, is posting from Nigeria. Even worse, any of the MAGA accounts appear to be harnessing generative AI for their scams. "It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort ragebait," journalist Derek Guy wrote."
X added a feature revealing tweet locations, exposing that many politically inflammatory MAGA accounts operate from abroad in Eastern Europe, Thailand, Nigeria, Bangladesh, and other countries. Several high-following accounts purchased verification despite foreign bases, and some accounts have been suspended. Many of these foreign accounts are linked to online scams and appear to use generative AI to produce low-effort ragebait and fake content aimed at inflaming U.S. audiences. Content moderation on X has weakened since Elon Musk's takeover in 2022, coinciding with a surge in hate speech including antisemitism and racism.
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