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How to report spam and other violations on Twitter?
Whenever you find anything wrong on social networking sites like Facebook, you directly report spam that stuff. Now, Twitter has also made report spam easy for you. How? Then have a look on this tutorial.
Solution:
For reporting an abusive tweet or anything which you are finding wrong, go to the tweet in question. This you can do either by finding it in your timeline or through a direct link to the tweet or by another user’s profile page. Then go to “More” button in the lower left corner of the tweet and click it. Now, select “Report Tweet” from the resulting menu. After this, Twitter will pop up a box asking you that whether the tweet is spam or person’s account was compromised or it violates another rule. You can specify your report.
Furthermore, choose the appropriate button and select whether you want to block and unfollow the account in question. Finally press “Submit.” In case, you have selected “Abusive” from the list then the “Submit” button changes to “Next” button. And, twitter will ask you for additional information related to that abusive tweet.
If you want to block someone through twitter smartphone app then it is also possible. This app works in a similar manner as it works on mobile. By tapping any tweet in your timeline, tap the “More” button and then tap “Report Tweet.”
After that, this app will ask you about the problem and you can step into the reporting process from there. Tap the “Submit” button after selecting the appropriate option. On choosing abusive tweet, the “Submit” button will change into “Next” button. Twitter will ask you certain questions about the tweet. At the end, Twitter will review your report after your submission and then take action against it. Blocking the account is really helpful.
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How to stay private now that anyone can find you on Facebook?
Description
While browsing Facebook, most of the times you want to stay online but in a private manner. For that, you opt for “chat off” option. But, if you want to hide your name in search results then you can do this also as Facebook is again changing privacy settings. Now, you have the option of hiding your name in search results. In fact, this was announced last December by Facebook and is already in effect for 90 percent of users. Well, Facebook has other security settings also to control who has access to your profile.
Solution:
For American users, Facebook has launched Facebook’s Graph Search tool. Through this, people will find you by searching for “friends of my friends who live in New York” or can see your profile by going to other friend’s page. With this, you can limit the audience of your photos, updates or bio info.
Now, you must be thinking how to do this? Well, it is very simple. Just click on “Privacy Settings” and you will find a question: “Who can see my stuff?” You have the options to limit the visibility of your stuff with just friends, friends of friends, or public. Change the settings for both past and future posts. Also, you can change the privacy settings on individual posts.
The only sad part is you can’t choose friends-only option for your cover photo. But, it doesn’t matter a lot. Further, it is better to monitor your settings timely. For more from the XpertCrewTM team, please follow us on Twitter @Techvedic or contact Techvedic’s computer support helpdesk, as per below contact-details:
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How to Avoid Facebook Scams?
Description
Online social networks have completely changed the face of web. In this list, Facebook is stepping ahead with thousands of users. Facebook lets you interact with your friends as well as share photos, links, etc. Furthermore, this platform has allowed application developers to create small programs called apps.
Solution:
Facebook community has millions of people which become a built-in audience for these apps. Thus, Facebook is the fast and effective medium of promotion for these apps. Some developers are creating apps for advertising but others are taking advantage of the popularity of Facebook. They create malicious programs or run scams to fool users.
Facebook apps have hundreds of categories including quizzes, games and tools. But, these apps direct you to install a few lines of code to your Facebook profile. Basically, Facebook has two principles: Users should have total control over their personal information as well as they should access the information other users wish to share. While filling Facebook profile, you can include information as per your choice.
Nowadays, there are apps which require accessing some of your personal information. It means developers can access your personal information easily. Before incorporating any app to your profile, do proper research about it.
Warning signs:
1.If any app is asking for your password or credit card information then there is something fishy.
2.If an app is directing you to a new page then look at the domain name of the page. In case, you found it suspicious, you should not enter your password.
3.Popup messages which allow you to download or install any other application are also risky. Installing these may infect your computer with a virus.
4.If you get any message from your friend to visit any link then do check it twice before clicking. It is possible that your friend account got hacked and someone else is sending you the messages.
How scammers trick people:
•Suggesting the victim that he/she can be seen in a funny way at a certain website is actually leads victim to download malware.
•Offer lucrative schemes.
•Tempting you to share credit card number.
What you can do?
If your password has revealed then post a message to your friends for informing them about the issue. Also, change your password immediately and make it strong this time. Don’t use same passwords for multiple accounts or services. Also, you can report about the scam to Facebook through the help center.
If you are a victim of identity theft then you should file a police report, contact your bank and alert the fraud departments of the major credit bureaus. Furthermore, you can report financial scams or identity theft to other agencies. It includes:
•Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
•Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
•Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
Facebook is the most important tool to stay in touch with your friends. Therefore, use it safely and securely. For more from the XpertCrewTM team, please follow us on Twitter @Techvedic or contact Techvedic’s computer support helpdesk, as per below contact-details:
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