Just because it's not popular in your social bubble in Europe doesn't mean it's not important. I'm European, and I found it very useful during e.g. COVID or the start of the European invasion. (Ukraine*)
Of course there were problems with fake accounts back then, but it was still the best platform for curated expert feeds if you followed the right people.
It's not the same anymore, many of the experts have left and especially the feeds don't have the replies of other verified e.g. scientists. Similar to Reddit, but probably even worse/more noticeable.