My Results: Social Media & Online Sharing
Communicate About Privacy
Make sure you know your friends' and family's preferences about online privacy. Before you refer to other people in your posts, post photos of them, or tag them in posts or photos, ask yourself how they would feel about the post. If you don’t know someone’s preferences, try to avoid mentioning them on social media. Use this handy decision guide as a reminder:
- Flowchart for Deciding Whether to Post: I Took a Photo of My Friend That I Want to Share... Now What?
- Talk to your children about social media privacy policies: Having a Meaningful Discussion About Privacy
Everyone has the right to participate in social media. If you are a survivor of domestic abuse, sexual assault, and/or stalking, it is important to learn ways to stay connected while protecting your privacy and security.
- Guide written by the National Network to End Domestic Violence in partnership with Facebook, available in several languages: Privacy & Safety on Facebook: A Guide for Survivors of Abuse
Think About Consequences
Before you post information or images on social media, ask yourself:
- If this post became public, what would my extended family think? My employer or a potential employer? A neighbor?
Before you post something on social media, ask yourself: Could my circumstances change such that this could be embarrassing in five years?
Adjust Your Privacy Settings
Review your privacy settings on your social media and other accounts and on your apps and communication devices, to make sure you're sharing what you want to share. Use these guides to help you identify and change the settings most important to you:
- Directory of Resources for Managing Your Settings: Privacy Settings How-To's
- Worksheet: Managing Your Footprint: A Privacy Settings Checklist (pdf)
Privacy and Communicating on Social Media
Social Media Privacy Settings
Privacy Leaks on Social Media