(Photo by Jennifer Brückner/picture alliance via Getty Images)

PRODUCTION – 12 May 2025, Berlin: ILLUSTRATION – The logo of the short message service X can be seen on a smartphone held in front of the web version of X. Photo: Jennifer Brückner/dpa (Photo by Jennifer Brückner/picture alliance via Getty Images)

A new transparency 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 based.

Over the weekend, users noticed that clicking an account’s join date now opens a tab that shows the country or region in which the account is located.

Stream Philadelphia News for free, 24/7, wherever you are with NBC10. WATCH HERE

X’s head of product, Nikita Bier,

See Full Page