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Secure Your Accounts
- Facebook Privacy Settings (Trusted Reviews)Detailed instructions on how to navigate Facebook privacy settings. Facebook changes these options fairly regularly.
- 5 Tips For Staying Safe on Twitter (LifeWire)Take these five simple steps to secure yourself on Twitter.
- The Essential Guide to Securing Your Instagram Account (Heimdal Security)Follow these four steps to protect yourself on Instagram.
- How To Secure Your Google Accounts (Popular Science)Most people these days have a lot of interactions with Google. If you have a Gmail account, a G+ account, or use any of Google's other services, follow these steps to secure your accounts right now.
- How To Delete Your Google Search History (PBS News Hour)Learn how to download an archive of the data Google keeps on you, and then how to delete such information as search history, and even your entire email account.
Stay Safe on Social Media
Social media can be a dangerous place, especially for people with less societal power. People of color, LGBTQ+ people, undocumented people, women, young adults and children, and others who may be vulnerable in some way, can be targeted by individuals or groups for harassment, abuse, and even physical harm. Unfortunately, most social media companies have done little to protect these users, which is why it is important to protect yourself, both proactively and reactively.
- Twitter Safety Guide (HeartMob)A comprehensive FAQ for how to deal with being harassed on Twitter.
- DIY Guide to Feminist CybersecurityLists of ideas, technology tools and steps for making your information more secure and private. Includes tips for securing your social media.
- Surveillance Self-Defense: Protecting Yourself on Social Networks (Electronic Freedom Foundation)A popular guide from the digital rights group Electronic Freedom Foundation on how to protect yourself on social media.
- Crash Override NetworkCrash Override is a crisis helpline, advocacy group and resource center for people who are experiencing abuse online
Build a Professional Web Presence Using Social Media
Online reputation (good or bad) can dictate much of how we're perceived by the world. It can have an impact on future job prospects, applications to colleges and universities, and even social and dating lives. While it's impossible to control every aspect of our online presence, here are some tips to safeguard and improve your online reputation.