I have seen loads of posts about people losing control of their accounts or their accounts being locked. Now of course there are problems with how some platforms run their accounts (Meta I’m looking at you and the reporting issues) that cannot be fixed in this article but at least taking some precautions will help you to keep your hard earned accounts with all those followers/friends!
Now one of the issues that cannot be fixed is if you get successful on social media then there are lots of people who will literally report your accounts and get you either banned or the classic in Facebook jail for various periods of time. Obviously you should try to follow the rules, which is rather like playing football with goalposts moving all the time, but at least trying to not annoy people will help. Nudity, swearing, threats are all no-nos nowadays despite people using them all the time in real life so try and refrain. If you follow thes tips then hopefully this won’t happen to you!
- Password security – make the password(s) you use difficult to gues, perhaps use a password generator, and don’t re-use the same password everywhere as that is a recipe for disaster!
- Enable 2FA (2-factor authentication) which can be done using various methods.
- Think about ditching passwords and using passkeys if you can – see this article
- Store your passwords if you are still using them securely somewhere, remember online password storage suppliers can and have been hacked!
- Change your password regularly just to be sure. A decent frequency is once a month
Now hopefully this will help. Of course this is just a basic guide to help you keep your accounts safe, but as always, vigilance IS the key. Here to a happy and safe experience with Social Media!
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