Elon Musk's X (formerly Twitter) has begun rolling out a new "About this account" feature for user profiles, designed to enhance transparency and combat inauthentic engagement on the platform. This update displays key information such as an account's origin, original join date, how many times its username has changed, and even how the X app was downloaded. The move aims to help users discern genuine accounts from bots and bad actors, a growing challenge in the age of AI.
Plans for this feature were first announced last October by X's head of product, Nikita Bier. He stated the company would experiment with displaying this data, initially on his own profile and those of X employees. The underlying idea is that by making these details public, users can make more informed decisions about who they are interacting with, reducing the spread of misinformation and discord.
For example, if an X account's bio claims a user is based in the U.S., but their account information shows an overseas origin, it could raise suspicions about their true intentions.
The feature's wider rollout gained momentum recently after Bier responded to a user's request for mandatory location display, promising action within "72 hours." In the days following, more users globally have reported seeing the "About this account" section appear on their profiles.
To view your own account information on the web or in the X mobile app, you'll click on the "Joined" date on your profile. This action leads to a page detailing your Twitter/X join date, account base location, username change history (including the last change), and connection method (e.g., via the U.S. App Store or Google Play).
NEWS: X has started rolling out labels showing countries users are based in pic.twitter.com/TOIUjva5BT
— X Daily News (@xDaily) November 21, 2025
While some users globally are reporting the feature's availability on their own profiles, TechCrunch noted at press time that it was not yet universally accessible for viewing *other* users' account information. This phased rollout might be intended to give users time to review their information for accuracy and adjust privacy settings before a broader public launch.
Specifically, X provides users with control over how their location is displayed. They can choose to show either their specific country or a broader geographical region/continent. While the company initially suggested this option would be for regions where free speech might face penalties, it's available even to U.S. users, with the country being the default setting. These settings can be adjusted under the "Privacy and Safety" section of the X app.
One reverse engineer digging through the app's code 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's unclear if or when that feature would go live, but if it does, it would flag to others that the user's "country or region may not be accurate."
X did not respond to a request for comment about the rollout.
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.
— Aaron (@aaronp613) November 15, 2025
"One of our partners has indicated that you may be connecting via a proxy—such as a VPN—which may change the country or… pic.twitter.com/vAOus842Br
X is not the first social network to provide this level of transparency to users. Instagram has long offered a similar "About this account" feature, for instance.
