The rollout didn’t exactly go smoothly, with the company pulling and then reinstating the feature, which was shown to be very buggy.
Still many users are worried. While some used it for “spying” work, allowing them to find out where this or that account is located, others expressed concern that they could now be effectively followed, since the feature shows which country they are currently in.
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If you don’t like the idea of everyone knowing what country you live in at the moment, X currently offers a way to make this feature less accurate. Go to Settings & Privacy – Privacy & Security – About Your Account.
It’s not a perfect solution, but it’s better than nothing.
Credit: Stan Schroeder/Mashable/X
There, you can choose whether the X will show the country you’re in, or a broader region or continent.
Alternatively and additionally, you can use a VPN when connecting to
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