X begins rolling out the 'About this account' feature to users' profiles (techcrunch.com)

X has started rolling out an "About this account" panel on user profiles that surfaces metadata intended to help people judge authenticity: account join date, where the account is based (country or region), how many times the username has changed and when, and how the account connected to the app (e.g., U.S. App Store or Google Play). The info is accessed by clicking the "Joined" date on a profile; users can preview and edit whether their location shows as a country (default) or a broader region via Privacy & Safety → About your account. X first tested the feature on employee accounts and is gradually exposing it more broadly, though some people currently can’t view others' panels, suggesting a staged rollout or preview period. For the AI/ML and security communities this matters because additional provenance data makes automated or deceptive accounts easier to spot—especially as generative AI makes bogus personas more convincing. Mismatches between bio claims and profile metadata can flag suspicious actors; X is even testing a possible VPN-warning flag that would indicate a masked location. The controls to show region instead of country aim to balance transparency with user safety, but the change also raises privacy and evasion questions (e.g., false positives from VPNs, targeted harassment). The feature echoes similar transparency moves by other platforms (Instagram) and represents a practical step toward provenance-based trust signals on social networks.