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X Introduces 'About This Account' for Authenticity Verification

11/23/2025

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X, the social media platform, will roll out a feature called "About this account" to display location, username changes, and the country where the account was created.
Users can choose to show either their country or region, with privacy options available.
Nikita Bier, X's head of product, says the feature aims to verify content authenticity.
VPN users may see a disclaimer about location accuracy.

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Story summary

X, the social media platform, will roll out a feature called "About this account" to display location, username changes, and the country where the account was created.
Users can choose to show either their country or region, with privacy options available.
Nikita Bier, X's head of product, says the feature aims to verify content authenticity.
VPN users may see a disclaimer about location accuracy.