On X (formerly Twitter,) privacy is important. While it’s a very open platform, some people may want more privacy protections. This post will look into how you can adjust your privacy settings as you gain more impressions on Twitter.
How to Access Your Settings and Privacy
On your dashboard, go to the “More” section, represented by three dots, and then “Settings and privacy,” which should have a gear icon next to it. There, you should see an option that says “Privacy and safety.” Click that.
There, you will see various privacy settings. Let’s explain some of them.
Audience, media, and tagging
This setting lets you check three options. When you check “Protect your posts,” your account will be locked down, with only followers being able to see any content on your page. Future followers will need to be approved by you in order to see what’s on your profile.
You can also select “Protect your videos,” which will prevent people from downloading your videos. You can also change photo tagging settings from anyone being able to tag you to only people you follow.
Your posts
This option allows you to mark media as sensitive, preventing people who don’t want to see NSFW or possibly sensitive content from seeing it without choosing to display it. You can also choose whether or not posts have location information.
Content you see
This setting lets you choose what topics the X algorithm recommends to you and enables you to select your interests. There are also search and explore settings and also the ability to display potentially sensitive posts automatically.
Mute and block
This setting lets you see all of your blocked and muted accounts, and also lets you unblock or unmute them. You can also choose to mute specific words. For example, if you’re tired of hearing about an election, you may put the candidate’s names as muted words. You can also mute certain notifications.
Direct Messages
If you’re not mutual followers, you can select who can send you message requests, choosing from no one, verified users, or everyone. You can also filter any low-quality messages, which are potential spam, and choose to show read receipts, which is when people can see if you have seen their message.
Spaces
If you’re listening to a Space, you can choose whether or not your followers can see which Spaces you listen to. Maybe you want your followers to listen in, or perhaps you want to be by your lonesome.
Discoverability and contacts
This setting lets people find or not find you on X if they have your phone number or email. You can also manage any contacts that you have imported with your mobile devices.
Ads preferences
This setting lets you choose personalized ads based on your interests, or you can choose to have general ads.
Inferred identity
This setting lets you choose whether or not the algorithm will recommend you content based on your mobile device’s activity. If you want to receive content that you like, then select this. If you don’t like the idea of being tracked, uncheck it.
Data sharing with business partners
Check the box if you want your information to be shared with X’s business partners.
Location information
This setting lets you choose personalization based on places you’ve been. You can add location information to your posts, see where you’ve been, and choose to see content based on what’s happening around you.
Grok
Grok is X’s AI program. You can select whether or not you want your posts to be a part of Grok’s training.
What Should My Privacy Settings Be?
It depends on the person. Suppose you want to be an influencer or public figure. In that case, you may keep your privacy as open as possible to receive the most messages, personalized recommendations based on your audience, and more. However, if you want to be quieter on Twitter, you may choose to have stricter privacy settings. It’s your account, so use it how you see fit. Before you start posting and using Twitter, we recommend you look through the privacy settings and make sure everything is up to your standards.
