{"id":193016,"date":"2025-11-21T18:26:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T18:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/193016\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T18:26:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T18:26:12","slug":"x-begins-rolling-out-the-about-this-account-feature-to-users-profiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/193016\/","title":{"rendered":"X begins rolling out the ‘About this account’ feature to users’ profiles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Elon Musk\u2019s X has begun rolling out a new feature for user profiles<\/a> that will display information about the account, including where it\u2019s based, how many times the account has changed its username, the account\u2019s original join date, and how the user downloaded the X app. The new information is meant to reduce inauthentic engagement on the platform, where bots often pretend to be humans \u2014 a problem that could get even harder to police in the age of AI.<\/p>\n

X\u2019s plans for the feature were first announced in October<\/a>, when X\u2019s head of product Nikita Bier said the company would experiment with displaying this information on profiles, starting with his own account and those of X employees. The idea is that, by exposing these details, users would be able to make a more informed decision about whether they\u2019re interacting with an authentic account or if the account was a bot or bad actor, looking to sow discord or spread misinformation.<\/p>\n

For instance, if an X account\u2019s bio claimed the user was from a U.S. state, but their account information shows that they\u2019re based overseas, you might suspect they had another agenda. <\/p>\n

Last weekend, Bier responded to a post where a user had asked Elon Musk to require accounts to display information about where they\u2019re based by saying to the user,<\/a> \u201cGive me 72 hours.\u201d <\/p>\n

In the days since, more people have seen the \u201cAbout this Account\u201d feature become available on their own profiles. <\/p>\n

To view your account information on the web or in the X mobile app, you\u2019ll click on the \u201cJoined\u201d date on your profile. From here, you\u2019re taken to a page that shows the date you joined Twitter\/X, where your account is based, how many username changes have been done and when the last one was, and how you\u2019re connected to X \u2014 like via the U.S. App Store or Google Play, for instance.<\/p>\n

But while some<\/a> users<\/a> globally<\/a> are reporting<\/a> that the feature has appeared on their own profiles, TechCrunch is not able to access this account information on other people\u2019s profiles as of press time. That could be because X wants to give users time to preview their information for accuracy and adjust their settings before it rolls out more broadly.<\/p>\n

Specifically, X allows users to adjust whether or not the feature displays their country or if it only displays their geographical region. Originally, the company had said this would be an option in areas where free speech could have penalties, but we\u2019re finding that even U.S. users can choose to set their profile to display either their country or their region\/continent. (Country is the default, however.)<\/p>\n

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To make the change, you can access the \u201cAbout your account\u201d setting under the X app\u2019s \u201cPrivacy and Safety\u201d settings. <\/p>\n

One reverse engineer<\/a> digging through the app\u2019s code (see below) also found that X appears to be working on an additional feature that would display a warning on your account if you were using a VPN to mask your location. It\u2019s unclear if or when that feature would go live, but if it does, it would flag to others that the user\u2019s \u201ccountry or region may not be accurate.\u201d <\/p>\n

X did not respond to a request for comment about the rollout. <\/p>\n

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X will show a warning on your account if you try to use a VPN to hide where your account is from when the upcoming “About Your Account” feature launches. <\/p>\n

“One of our partners has indicated that you may be connecting via a proxy\u2014such as a VPN\u2014which may change the country or\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/vAOus842Br<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Aaron (@aaronp613) November 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

X is not the first social network to provide this level of transparency to users. Instagram has long offered a similar \u201cAbout this account\u201d feature<\/a>, for instance.<\/p>\n