"In the screenshot, you can see that the "About this account" page shows the date the user joined X, the number of times the username changed and the date of last change, the location the account is "based in," and a "Connected via" field that shows how the user is getting onto X. Bier's post generated a series of follow-up comments, some of which he responded to with more details about the service."
"He said that users would be able to opt out of sharing their details using privacy settings, but that their choice would be noted on their profiles. The X exec also said that he would try to help users whose governments penalize certain forms of speech by showing their regions rather than the specific countries they come from. However, he made clear that he was primarily talking about the EU, which has laws against hate speech, and not dictatorships that penalize pro-democracy expression."
X plans to add an "About this account" profile screen that displays user metadata including account join date, username change count and last change date, declared account location, and a 'Connected via' field showing connection method. The feature will appear on staff profiles starting next week. Users can opt out of sharing details via privacy settings, and such opt-out choices will be indicated on profiles. For users in regions where speech can carry penalties within the EU, the company will show regions instead of specific countries. The product team is experimenting with varying levels of device detail to display.
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