X now reveals where your account is based

[Sol]

Hey BHW

So X has recently rolled out a feature for all accounts that shows exactly where your account was created. This sparks major privacy concerns.

A lot of branded accounts are being ‘exposed’ for not being from where they claim to be - for example high profile USA accounts are actually based in third world countries.

Just goes to show that a lot of what you see on X should be taken with a grain of salt and most of the time these accounts have no interest in the niche - They exist purely to cause hatred and divide amongst users.

 

[Ironhead]

You can hide the country here:

Settings > Privacy > About your account

 

[Fourthlevel]

Interesting, will try and explore

 

[Sol]

You can hide the country here:

Settings > Privacy > About your account
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Nice pfp ser

 

[india]

This new feature is good for some and bad for many. But you can bypass it by using VPN I think

 

[12ST21]

That’s a pretty big change. Location data being exposed could make many account-based strategies riskier - especially for spoofing or rotating accounts.
If I were handling traffic or media accounts, I’d seriously re-evaluate proxy setups, device fingerprinting, and how I’m routing traffic. This might force people to lean more into higher-quality mobile or residential traffic to avoid being flagged.

 

[Panther28]

Is this the same update where they show if your using a VPN now too?

 

[Sol]

Is this the same update where they show if your using a VPN now too?

There is a little '!' next to your location that gives a warning that the user may be using a VPN.

 

[Blue Money]

Yeah, that feature exposes a lot of hidden truths. Many local accounts arent really local they’re made to push agendas, not actual interest.

 

[Brickbat1]

This definitely changes the game, exposing a lot.

 

[V]

There is a little '!' next to your location that gives a warning that the user may be using a VPN.

Damn, Elon just went and leveled the field again. I’m really curious to see how the SMM panels try to wiggle their way around this update!

 

[00londonstile]

It’s a reminder to take online personas with caution location tags can reveal how many accounts are really just planted for influence rather than genuine engagement.

 

[alexdtr]

It's interesting, my personal accounts are showing my current country, not the country of creation.
Profiles which i use with proxies show location from proxies without issues.

 

[itsme75]

It's interesting, my personal accounts are showing my current country, not the country of creation.
Profiles which i use with proxies show location from proxies without issues.

Exactly same here. And because I use the iOS Privacy relay service I get a VPN warning on my personal, which I never use a direct VPN (iOS doesn’t really hide location in my experience).

 

[ronso]

Exactly same here. And because I use the iOS Privacy relay service I get a VPN warning on my personal, which I never use a direct VPN (iOS doesn’t really hide location in my experience).

Try using a residential proxy instead, ISPs get flagged all the time.

 

[HenryObi]

Hey BHW

So X has recently rolled out a feature for all accounts that shows exactly where your account was created. This sparks major privacy concerns.

A lot of branded accounts are being ‘exposed’ for not being from where they claim to be - for example high profile USA accounts are actually based in third world countries.

Just goes to show that a lot of what you see on X should be taken with a grain of salt and most of the time these accounts have no interest in the niche - They exist purely to cause hatred and divide amongst users.

It has been fun. Many are having to explain themselves while others are getting suspended.

About a year ago Elon promised to let people remain anonymous if they wanted to, but now he's renegading on that promise.

 

[bartosimpsonio]

This is some serious betrayal

Accounts in countries where you can get hurt by posting are completely doomed

 

[Filogery]

It's the worst decision. I dont understand.

 

[wizdorf]

instagram has had it for a while too and it was also fun there

 

[multimilijarder]

IG did this too and it's completely sabotaging traffic on a fresh account. Anyone know how to make it say the account is based in the US? VPN doesn't work. Any help would be appreciated!