Social Media Safety Tips 101
Since the emergence of Facebook, social media has all the more become too exciting. People from all walks of life turn into their computers or mobile devices to endlessly share pictures, posts, and a lot more. Much to the delight of everyone, more platforms surfaced such as Twitter and Instagram. They both quickly gained popularity as they offer a unique way of expressing emotions and ideas.
As expected, a lot of people come to overuse and misuse social media. Some even go as far as sharing their daily activities to everybody, thus unconsciously putting themselves attractive to criminals. Thankfully, the creators of various social media platforms have come up with some ways to thwart unwanted online activities to make your social media experience a better one.
Below are some common ways to maintain privacy or prevent abuse while using Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram:
How to unfriend someone:
1) Simply open the unwanted person’s Timeline.
2) Click on the “Friends” button.
3) Click on the “Unfriend” link.
4) Confirm by clicking on the “Remove from Friends” button.
How to stop people from tagging you:
1) From the top right corner of your Facebook page, go to the Facebook Privacy Settings menu.
2) Look for the Privacy Settings page.
3) Scroll down to the “Timeline and Tagging” section and click on Edit Settings
4) Click on the section that says “Review posts friends tag you”
How to block a person:
1) At the top right of your Facebook page, click on Privacy Shortcuts.
2) Choose “How do I stop someone from bothering me?”
3) Enter the name of that person you’d want to block.
4) Click on “Block”
5) When asked to choose the exact person you want to block, do so.
6) Finally, click again on Block.
How to report a person to Facebook:
1) Search for the person you want to report.
2) Once you’ve found it, click on the “…” button found at the bottom of the cover photo.
3) Look for “Report” from the pop-up window.
How to remove followers on Twitter:
1) Click on “Followers” which is right beneath the Twitter handle on your profile or homepage.
2) Look for the person you want to remove from the list.
3) Click on the gear icon that’s next to the profile photo of the person you want to remove.
4) Click the option to “Block or Report.”
How to “Unfollow” a person:
1) Click on the “Following” button on the top right.
2) Look for the person you wish to unfollow.
3) Click on the gear icon that’s right beside the name of the person you want to unfollow.
4) Click on “Unfollow” in the dropdown.
How to mute a person:
1) Open the profile page of the person you want to block.
2) Click on the “Overflow” icon on the person’s profile page.
3) Choose “Mute”
How to block a person:
1) Open the profile page of the person you want to block.
2) Click on the “More” icon on the profile page.
3) Click on “Block” to confirm.
How to make your photos private:
1) Open “Profile” to view your profile.
2) Click on Settings at the top right portion of the app.
3) Click on “Private Account” to turn it ON.
How to report a person:
1) Open the person’s profile and click “Report user” next to the username.
How to report a post:
1) Click “Report inappropriate” below the post and follow the next series of instructions.
Conclusion
Social media is without a doubt fun and entertaining, but you should know your limitations. It’s important that you know what to share and what’s not. Most of all, you should carefully choose the people you engage with. Otherwise, you’re making your life an open book for the world to either admire or scrutinize.