Overview
- X began a staged rollout of an About This Account panel showing an account’s base country or region, join date, username-change history and app source, accessible by tapping the Joined date.
- The company added privacy controls letting users display country by default or switch to a broader region, with plans to flag when VPNs or proxies may make locations unreliable.
- Users and outlets documented prominent political and influencer accounts presenting as U.S.-based but operating from abroad, including pro‑MAGA, anti‑Trump and Gaza-related profiles.
- Nikita Bier acknowledged inaccuracies affecting some listings—citing issues like VPN use, Starlink routing and older records—and said corrections are in progress.
- After the country label briefly disappeared during troubleshooting, it reappeared for many users as X continued expanding access and refining accuracy.