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10 Ways to Prevent Online Media Dangers

(Cover Image) As social media becomes a part of our everyday lives, access to information, news, and communication with others becomes easy and convenient. Meanwhile, the usage of online media is at risk because if we are not careful, we may fall victim to potential online threats. In this article, ACU PAY will talk about 10 ways to protect ourselves from potential threats from online media to make our use more secure.

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1. Think carefully before you post the information.

Before posting or sharing any information, you should take some time to think about whether it is accurate or not. Sharing incorrect information not only hurts our reputation but also affects others. Therefore, if unsure of the accuracy of the information, find out more or check the source of the information before posting it.

2. Be careful before clicking the link.

In the online world, you often see links attached to text, email, or social media posts. These links can lead us to unsafe websites or may contain malware that can result in personal information being stolen by clicking. Be careful and avoid clicking on unknown links or using questionable services. Type the URL of the website directly instead of clicking on the sent links.

3. Screening people who ask to be friends on social media.

When asked to be a friend on social media, one should use one’s judgment to decide whether to admit the friend request or not. Responding to an unknown person may be at risk of being deceived or even toxic people who use harsh words or are followed up with personal information. Check the person’s profile first. If the friend request looks suspicious, do not accept it.

4. Privacy Settings.

Setting up privacy on social media is important. You can choose who can see your posts and what personal information you want to share. If you don’t need to share personal information, you should set your privacy to the maximum value to protect your information from ill-intent people.

5. Prevent tracking and data collection.

Enable the Do Not Track feature in a browser or go to a trusted website to prevent tracking and collecting data from the service provider, which gives us more privacy protection. Secure Internet access is something you should pay attention to.

6. Check the news judiciously.

It is important to verify the authenticity of the information you receive, not trusting the information immediately, especially news that seems to be interesting or appealing. More information should be obtained before sharing or interacting.

7. Look after one's children's use.

If you have children who use online media, you should closely monitor and control their use, and teach them to analyze information and use it consciously. Teaching them to be careful will help them protect themselves from potential future threats.

8. Be careful in expressing one's opinion.

Commenting on social media is a right that everyone has, but referring to a third party or inappropriate comments can lead to legal action. Therefore, be careful and think carefully before posting any comments.

9. Don't disclose important personal information.

We should avoid exposing important personal information, such as ID numbers, credit card numbers, or our home addresses, because this information, if left in the wrong hands, could be misused.

10. Password using and Logging out.

Setting the password to be unpredictable and changing it to a period of time, such as every 3 or 6 months, is important to increase the security of our account. In addition, logout should be performed every time it is deactivated to prevent unauthorized access to our account.

There are many advantages of online media usage, but at the same time, there are risks that you need to be careful. If you can protect yourself from online threats, you can use social media more safely with good judgment and constant security of personal information. The caution and conscious use help us enjoy the online world with no worry.

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