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Mainstream Media Resort to Political 'Gotchas' With X’s Locations Update
Opinion from the CenterOne of the biggest stories in mainstream media over the past few days has been the implementation of a new X update that allows users to see where an account is based.Media outlets across the spectrum sought to highlight users whose biases stand in contrast with theirs, in attempts to serve a “gotcha” to opposing political movements or factions. But despite the waves the story has made, there were few, if any, really influential accounts exposed.How The Media Covered ItAfter the update came on Friday, mainstream media began to pick the story up on Sunday and Monday, with many outlets from the left and center noting that the update exposed pro-Trump users who were revealed as based in foreign countries.Several outlets slanted headlines, like The Independent (Lean Left bias), which wrote “Elon Musk’s new X policy unwittingly exposes MAGA influencers as foreign trolls” or The Daily Beast (Left), which ran an article titled, “Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally U…