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		Fanofilm 32 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: X's new country-of-origin feature reveals many 'US... X shows a "LOCK" icon when they are coming in VPN. To out them. Also, it shows which country's app store you installed your app. For this reason, when they use their mobile app, it will be outted that way.

LordDragonfang 31 days ago [–]

Lock means the account is private, not that it's using a VPN.

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