It now appears that those who use a VPN to connect to X will be shown warning text on their profiles. This was hinted at by X last month, but we’re starting to get more evidence that it’s actually going to happen.
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“As part of that, we’re experimenting with displaying new information on profiles, including which country the account is based in, among other details. Starting next week, we’ll be displaying it on a handful of X team members’ profiles to get feedback.”
Online security advocates immediately criticized the news, saying it was a veiled move to exclude those who use VPNs, which protect online anonymity by routing Internet traffic through a third-party server as a middleman. VPNs are widely available to private citizens in most countries in the world, including the US, where X is located.
One user asked, “Can users opt out? (This) has potential privacy implications,” to which Bear replied, “There will be privacy toggles. However, if a user configures them, it will likely be highlighted on their profile. More to come.”
Well, we’ve got more information, and it definitely looks like X is leaving those who use VPN behind. “X will show a warning on your account if you try to use a VPN to hide where your account is when the upcoming ‘About Your Account’ feature launches,” Aaron Paris, an analyst macrumors, Posted on X.com on November 15, 2025.
The post includes a portion of the (apparently X.com’s) code that will show the text displayed on your X profile to other Your profile will display ‘Country or region may not be accurate’ to other users.
This is a poor move on X’s part. If X really wants to keep its users safe, it needs to do something about the severity, depth, and breadth of misinformation it allows on its platform. But hey, they could monetize that, so I wouldn’t hold my breath.
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