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Make your profile private

Choose who can see your posts, contact you and find your location.

For children and adults4 min

Next steps

  1. Open the app’s settings with an adult. Look for Privacy or Account and choose a private profile if the app offers one.
  2. Review followers and friends. Remove contacts you do not want. A familiar name or profile photo alone is not a reason to accept someone.
  3. Limit messages, comments, tags and group invitations to the people you choose. Check whether each feature has a separate setting.
  4. Turn off precise location sharing when it is unnecessary. Also review the app’s access to contacts, camera and microphone on your device.
  5. Check a post before sharing: Does it show an address, school or where you are now? Ask people in a photo before sharing it and respect a no.
  6. Check what others can see if the app offers a profile preview. Review your choices when features change. A private profile cannot stop someone copying a post.

Avoid

  • Do not share your live location or daily route publicly.
  • Do not pass on other people’s photos or messages without asking.

For parents

  1. Names and menus vary between apps and versions. Use the platform’s current help and let your child make the choices alongside you.
  2. A profile name or photo may still be public. Private does not mean invisible.

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