Continent Tag In X’s ‘About This Account’ Feature Alarms Users Over Bangladesh, Pakistan Psyops

Journalists warn that X’s new ‘About This Account’ feature may let misinformation networks hide behind broad region or continent tags. Indian journalists on X welcomed the platform’s new ‘About This Account’ feature but pointed out that allowing users to list only a region or continent may help misinformation networks hide their real location. They argued that without mandatory country-level tagging, malicious accounts can mask their identity and avoid scrutiny. Journalists Abhijit Majumdar, Sreemoy Talukdar and Vikram Chandra said Bangladeshi and Pakistani handles that frequently post anti-India content will now be able to fly under the radar by choosing these broad…