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That social networks have become a daily social tool in our lives is not new. Every day, millions of users upload personal photos and videos, give their opinion in comments, and ‘like’ posts from friends, family or ‘influencers’. Gestures with which we reveal a lot of personal information that can be used by third parties to achieve various objectives.
in 2021 Instagram became the most used social network in Spain with 24 million users taking this position away from Facebook which maintains the not insignificant figure of 21.7 million, according to data from the study carried out by the marketing consultancy The Social Media Family.
The visual triumphs and the presence of millennials in social networks, where photos and videos are the protagonists, make TikTok go up like foam and reach 15.5 million users in our country.
Taking into account the enormous amount of information that users store on social networks, it is essential that they take all the measures at their disposal so that the data does not fall into the wrong hands.
“It is worth investing a few minutes to reinforce our online privacy and take a look at the security and privacy possibilities offered by the different social networks in which we have a profile. In this way, we control who accesses and how the information we share in them”, explains Josep Albors, director of research and awareness of the cybersecurity company ESET.
Set up safely
When we create an account in any social network it is very important that Let’s take a few minutes to set up privacy. If you have social media accounts and haven’t set them up yet, take a few minutes to prevent strangers from accessing your personal information.
Also, at the bottom of the privacy settings is the option to restrict an account, block or mute it. These options are generally used to prevent certain users from having access to our information or from being able to contact us.
filter the comments
Comments are a very useful tool that allows interaction with the different publications that are uploaded to the networks. Having control over them on your profile is important as you can restrict those who are violent or abusive. Activating this possibility is very convenient, especially in accounts of minors for avoid ‘cyberbullying’ and digital harassment. This option is available on both Instagram and Facebook or TikTok.
Nor should we forget the content filters, being able to use the manual or automatic filter. If you prefer this option, activate the automatic filter of most reported words, and in this way you will avoid having to review all the comments on your publications one by one. It is also possible to use it in the three most used social networks in Spain.
limit the messages
Even if your account is private, on Instagram by default anyone can send you a direct message. So that only your followers can communicate with you by private message you must Change settings under ‘Message Controls’. In other social networks such as Tiktok, direct messages are not allowed in accounts of users under 16 years of age. For all other accounts, you can set what privacy you want, limiting them to followers you also follow, people you’ve messaged, or no one.
And the tags and mentions
Don’t forget to set the labeling and mentions. It is highly recommended that you control these two aspects since, for example, on Instagram you can restrict who can tag you, choosing any person or Instagram profile or only those we follow or nobody. Also in this social network we can control the mentions that lead directly to our profile, just like in Tiktok, where you can decide that no one can mention you in your publications.
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