Ex-X engineer explains mystery muted notifications: country flag bug
yacineMTB · x · 2026-11-04
YacineMTB, a former X engineer, explains that accounts flagged with a "different country" marker get all their notifications muted platform-wide — e.g. gambling companies illegal in some European countries. He says he fixed the bug once but may have forgotten to flip the flag.
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