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fromThe Atlantic
3 days ago

Elon Musk's Worthless, Poisoned Hall of Mirrors

Over the weekend, Elon Musk's X rolled out a feature that had the immediate result of sowing maximum chaos. The update, called "About This Account," allows people to click on the profile of an X user and see such information as: which country the account was created in, where its user is currently based, and how many times the username has been changed.
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fromBusiness Insider
4 days ago

X erupts after the platform reveals the locations where accounts are based

X will display each account's region under "About This Account," but the feature was removed for some accounts after accuracy and safety concerns.
fromThe Verge
4 days ago

X's messy About This Account rollout has caused utter chaos

Yesterday X started rolling out a new About This Account feature, which included what country the account was created from and what country the account is "based" in (which is different from "connected via"). Head of product at X, Nikita Bier, was quick to say that there were " a few rough edges," but promised they'd be resolved by Tuesday.
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