X (formerly Twitter) zaczyna pokazywać, z jakiego kraju publikujesz posty. To rewolucyjna zmiana, która może ograniczyć działanie botów, farm trolli i sieci dezinformacji.
X reveals country – revolution in the fight against bots
The platform decided to display a country publishing posts to fight the flood of false accounts and controlled misinformation. For users, this means greater transparency, and for trolls and "Russian onuc" – a serious problem.
How does it work in practice?
- The country of publication is assigned automatically on the basis of the account and application settings.
- The country's visibility appears even when adding its own location to the post.
- X analyses the location anomaly – unusual patterns can indicate bot activity or organized farms.
Consequences for Trolls and Bots
This solution makes it extremely difficult to hide the origin of accounts spreading misinformation. Automatic locking and reporting of anomalies are now easier than ever.
An example from other countries
During the political crises in Turkey, the introduction of the country's visibility allowed faster detection and blocking of false profiles. Similar solutions have also worked in other markets.
What about the privacy of ordinary users?
Privacy vs. security
X ensures that accurate location data is disclosed only with the consent of the user – as a standard only the base country of the account is visible. It's a compromise between security and privacy.
Will VPN help hide the country of publication?
X increasingly effectively detects suspicious location changes by VPN and may limit coverage or block an account for trying to hide the real country.
Most important changes for X users
- Automatically visible post publishing country
- Hard operation of bot farms and foreign trolls
- Higher efficiency of moderated non-authentic content
- Privacy of regular users still protected
