From CNET: The social network X is expected to begin displaying in user profiles whether someone may be using a VPN to obscure their location.
Based on a post in October about transparency on the platform authored by the company's head of product, Nikita Bier, and follow-ups from others that show how the new information would be displayed, there are concerns that people using X might be outed for using the technology.
It's unclear if the display of whether someone may be using a VPN is already being tested as part of an "About Your Account" feature X plans to roll out. A VPN, or virtual private network, establishes an encrypted connection between you and a remote server. Using a VPN makes it more difficult -- but not impossible -- for someone's location to be determined.
Some of the other information About Your Account would display include the date an X account was created, how many times the username has changed and how the account is using X. As part of a display of country of origin, X would indicate that "Country or region may not be accurate" to people viewing the profile and a warning to the profile owner that their VPN use has been detected and may affect how that information is displayed to others.
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