New Delhi: If you’ve ever scrolled through X and wondered whether that loud political opinion came from your neighborhood or halfway across the world, you might soon get an answer. The platform, led by Elon Musk and his team, is testing a new feature that shows the country an account is based in, along with a history of username changes.
Head of Product Nikita Bier, who joined X in July 2025, revealed that the company is “experimenting with displaying new information on profiles.” The change is meant to bring a little more transparency to the platform, which has long struggled with fake accounts and misinformation.
When you read content on X, you should be able to verify its authenticity. This is critical to getting a pulse on important issues happening in the world.
As part of that, we’re experimenting with displaying new information on profiles, including which country an account is… pic.twitter.com/OYgT1OiJdA
— Nikita Bier (@nikitabier) October 14, 2025
X to display country info and username history
Bier announced the update in a post on X, saying, “When you read content on X, you should be able to verify its authenticity. This is critical to getting a pulse on important issues happening in the world.” He added that the team would begin testing the feature on a handful of internal profiles next week to gather feedback.
The new profile layout will show:
- The country the account is based in (for example, India, the US, or the UK)
- How many times a user has changed their username
- When the last username change happened
Instagram already offers something similar, though location data there is optional. Bier hinted that X might also keep this optional, but if users choose to hide it, the app could mark that on their profile.
Transparency and trust in focus
For a platform that’s often been accused of harboring bots and fake identities, this move could help users figure out who’s behind what they’re reading. It might also make scams harder to pull off, since users can see if a suspicious account claiming to be “from Delhi” is actually based somewhere else.
The username change history could be even more revealing. It’s not uncommon for troll accounts or spam handles to rebrand multiple times. By showing how often and when an account changes names, X could give users better context to decide if someone is credible or not.
Rolling out first to X team profiles
Bier mentioned that the new feature would first appear on “a handful of profiles of X team members”, likely including senior executives such as himself, Keith Coleman, and even Elon Musk. The company wants internal testing before making it public.
This is one of several product changes X has been experimenting with under Bier’s leadership. Since joining in July, he’s been trying to reintroduce a sense of trust and authenticity to a platform known for chaos. The country tag might sound small, but it could be an important step toward more transparency on X.