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Tweeting with your location allows you to selectively add location information to your Tweets. This feature is off by default and you will need to opt-in to use it.
If you're wondering how to Tweet with your location, please see our How to Tweet With Your Location and How To Use the Location Feature on Mobile Devices articles.
Once you've opted-into this feature, Twitter will be able to:
For example, here's a Tweet from @SchauerTime that was posted from the Castro neighborhood in San Francisco:
Even after you enable Tweet Location in your settings, you have additional control over which Tweets (and what type of location information) is shared. The FAQ below has more information about how locations are displayed in your Tweets.
We want you to have control over how and when your location information is shared. With this in mind:
What location information is displayed?
Why do I see a pin-pointed exact location for some Tweets, but only the general vicinity (neighborhood or city) for others?
What location information does Twitter store?
Which browsers support tweeting with location?
Why does Twitter display where I used to live or work rather than my current location?
What about international users?
We're working on rolling Tweet Location features out to other countries as fast as we can!