Overview
- X rolled out an About This Account panel that shows the country or region where an account is based when users tap the signup date on a profile.
- Users quickly highlighted that several high‑follower pro‑MAGA profiles, along with Gaza‑branded and Scottish‑independence personas, appear to be operated from regions such as Eastern Europe, Nigeria, Bangladesh and Thailand.
- X acknowledged errors in some listings, temporarily removed certain location fields, then reinstated them while promising an upgrade to make results nearly 99.99% accurate and cautioning that VPNs, proxies or travel can mislead the signal.
- The company enabled a region‑only display for users in countries with punitive speech restrictions and exempted gray‑check government accounts, as manipulated screenshots and misread examples circulated during the rollout.
- Some high‑profile accounts were suspended or deleted after being flagged, and researchers including NewsGuard linked the exposed profiles to foreign influence operations and engagement‑driven content farms.