X (formerly Twitter) Privacy, Security, and Safety Tips

Others tweet only once in a blue moon.

While this might be a cool feature for some, it can be a big security risk for others.

Toggle the location icon at the bottom of the new tweet to theOffposition.

The location feature remains off for futuretweetsunless you turn it back on.

On mobile devices, go to your rig’sPrivacy prefs, locateLocation Services,and selectNevernext to X.

Some celebrities haveaccidentally revealed their home’s locationby not scrubbing the geotags from their photos before they tweeted them.

Select theTweet Privacyoption to limitwho receives your tweetsrather than just making them all public.

Deselect thePhoto taggingoption to allow anyone to tag you in photos.

Also, deselect the options that let others find you by your email address or phone number.

you’ve got the option to also deselect the ability to receive Direct Messages in this section.

You do this from theAppstab in yourX Account tweaks.