Are Al Qaeda and other terror groups in US paying X for blue ticks?

A new investigation by the Tech Transparency Project, a nonprofit watchdog of major tech companies, has found that Elon Musk’s platform X has been receiving subscription payments from individuals and groups designated as terrorists by the United States. Those reportedly paying for X’s services include an Al-Qaeda adviser, a Hezbollah founder, the leader of an Iraqi militia accused of targeting US troops, and a senior Houthi official

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