Social media, fact-checking: cosa rivela il nuovo strumento di localizzazione di X

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Social media, fact-checking: cosa rivela il nuovo strumento di localizzazione di X   Un nuovo strumento di X che mostra la posizione degli utenti sta mettendo in luce le incongruenze tra i grandi account russi e anti-Ue, ma i ricercatori avvertono che i dati non sono del tutto affidabili  ALTRE INFORMAZIONI : http://it.euronews.com/2025/12/01/social-media-fact-checking-cosa-rivela-il-nuovo-strumento-di-localizzazione-di-x  Abbonati, euronews è disponibile in 12 lingue.

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00:00How X's new location feature is fueling misinformation

00:03X recently rolled out its new transparency feature on every profile,

00:12showing data such as where the app was downloaded,

00:15when the user joined and, crucially, their location.

00:18But some of these locations don't appear to match up,

00:20fueling concerns of misinformation.

00:23For example, this account, which claims to be a war correspondent,

00:25regularly posts videos of herself in Russian cities or in the Occupy Donbass.

00:30But X's new tour places her not in Russia but in Ireland.

00:34She's not the only one, though.

00:35Several other Russian-language accounts with thousands of followers show the same location.

00:40The feature also reveals inconsistencies in large anonymous pages.

00:44Russia news, with over 225,000 followers and a stated location in St. Petersburg,

00:50appears to be operating from the UAE.

00:52But it's not just Russia-related accounts.

00:54Several profiles posting anti-migrant or anti-EU content,

00:58which claim to be European, are flagged as being based outside Europe.

01:02But experts warn that discrepancies don't necessarily mean accounts

01:06are deliberately hiding their true locations.

01:09Whilst an account could be part of a coordinated campaign,

01:12it could also be looking to boost followers.

01:14A number of these accounts also have blue ticks,

01:17meaning that they may be able to monetize high engagement posts

01:20depending on how much engagement they get.

01:22On the other side, an account could be relying on a VPN,

01:25which could reroute it through locations such as Ireland or the UAE.

01:29X itself says the feature isn't always accurate

01:32and may reflect travel or temporary relocation.

01:35And even Euronews has seen inaccuracies.

01:37Our own X account was briefly listed as being in the United States

01:41before shifting back to France.

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