Platform X (formerly Twitter) on Friday (November 21, 2025) began showing on a limited basis which countries its users were based in—a long-awaited feature that supporters believe would help uncover ...

X announced that it will display the region in which an account is based. The information is visible under the new "About This Account" section. X removed the feature for some accounts on Saturday.

What’s happened? X is rolling out a new “About This Account” feature that adds a publicly visible “Based in” label to user profiles. Early testers spotted the update appearing across random accounts, ...

A new feature on X has stirred confusion, anger and a wave of online sleuthing after users discovered that the platform was suddenly displaying the surprising locations where certain accounts are ...

Shortly after a new feature on X in late November 2025 revealed from where accounts on Elon Musk's social media platform were posting, a rumor began to spread that the U.S. Department of Homeland ...