How to Stay Safe Lucy Calhoun
On Social Media
TIPS TO HAVING THE SAFEST ONLINE EXPIERENCE POSSIBLE.
How to Choose an Appropriate Social Media Website Social media consists of websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking. These networking accounts are a popular thing to have in today’s society. Considering there are countless different websites to choose from, picking the perfect one can be rather an overwhelming decision. There many things to keep in mind when starting a social media account. The first step to selecting an appropriate website is to research the site. Read reviews on the particular website to see other peoples thoughts on it. Then ask friends who already have an account about the pros and cons of the site. The second step to choosing a suitable social network is to find all the dangers of each site. Find evidence from multiple sources, so the dangers
are actually accurate. Remember every social media network will have flaws. The third step picking the right social media account is deciding which ones are age appropriate and which ones are the most beneficial. Look for a websites that have topics you are interested with or people your age to interact with. It is always good to have friends who use the same website, that way you can connect with them. These are just a few suggestions to consider before creating an account. There are many risk online, so be aware of all of them. Since there are many choices of social media sites it can be hard to choose which one to sign up on. If one follows these steps and gets help from a peer or parent then they should be more likely to have a safe social media account.
How to Safely Set Up a Social Media Account
Setting up a social media account correctly leads to a safer experience online. There are many things one can do to have a safe account. For example, one should use advanced passwords, have a privacy setting, and not enable location settings. These things will help one have a secure account. Having a more difficult password prevents hackers from trying to login in and change things on one’s account. Do not use passwords like “password” or “word in the dictionary” because then someone could guess it and log in to ones account. Also do not tell anyone your password or else there is a risk of it being leaked to the public. Set up the privacy setting if you are just making a personal account, so everyone cannot see your post. Having a private account is safer because it disables people to see all of your personal information. However, just because one has a private account does not mean they should expose all of their private information. One should limit the amount of personal information online. There are many things that are not safe to post. For example, one's current location should not be online, so disable your location settings.