X Transparency: Account Details Revealed 🔥📈💰

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X is introducing a new “About this account” feature, currently being rolled out to a select group of users, designed to provide greater insight into the accounts encountered on the platform. The feature displays key details such as a user’s country of origin, the number of times their username has changed, and whether the account was initially created through a web browser or a specific app store. This initiative follows previous testing and recent user sharing of screenshots, mirroring similar initiatives by other social media platforms like Facebook’s Page transparency and Instagram’s own “About this account” feature. Ultimately, X hopes this expanded information will aid in verifying the authenticity of content posted on the platform. Users can currently view their own information by clicking the “Joined” button under their bio, and with the rollout, access to this broader information for other users will be available. When editing their profile, users will be able to select which geographic information to display, with their country of origin set as the default. Additionally, for users connecting through a VPN, a disclaimer will be present stating, “Country or region may not be accurate,” if they choose to display this information.