X (Twitter) Now Shows Your Account's Country/Region

Last weekend, X released a new About This Account section, accessible by tapping the signup date on a profile, which reveals the location an account is based, among other information. Currently, government affiliated accounts (any with a gray verification check) are exempt from this new feature.

Your location appears to be determined by a number of factors, but primarily by geolocating your IP address. X seems to have a list of VPN and proxy affiliated IP addresses, and will display a warning that the location data may not be accurate if the user is using a VPN.

In a post to the platform, X's head of product Nikita Bier said the change was "an important first step to securing the integrity of the global town square." Shortly after the feature's launch it was temporarily taken down due to the data being "not 100% for old accounts" according to Bier. It has since returned, although it no longer publicly shows the location where an account was originally created.