{"id":111,"date":"2019-10-22T13:39:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T11:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betterweb.qwant.com\/2019\/10\/22\/how-to-protect-your-privacy-on-twitter\/"},"modified":"2023-10-02T15:09:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T13:09:06","slug":"how-to-protect-your-privacy-on-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betterweb.qwant.com\/en\/2019\/10\/22\/how-to-protect-your-privacy-on-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"How to protect your privacy on Twitter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nowadays, every click, like and RT is scanned, analyzed and sold to advertisers. The vast majority of social networks use this method. This is the case of Twitter, which analyses your use on its site in order to offer targeted advertising, thus more lucrative on its platform.<\/p>\n<p>Tracking has become so much a part of the Internet that users think they can&#8217;t escape it. However, there are methods to keep it to a minimum and to be able to refuse to see targeted advertising. Qwant has therefore concocted a tutorial to limit Twitter tracking.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"secure-access-to-your-account\">Secure access to your account<\/h3>\n<p>Go on your account settings : <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/settings\/account\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/settings\/account<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the Security part :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>activate the \u201cSet up login verification\u201d<\/li>\n<li>tick the \u201cPassword reset verification\u201d box<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/betterweb.qwant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/privacysettings.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"protect-your-tweets-and-you-account\">Protect your tweets and you account<\/h3>\n<p>Go on your safety settings : <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/settings\/safety\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/settings\/safety<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the Privacy part :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>tick the \u201cProtect your tweets\u201d box<\/li>\n<li>untick the \u201cTweet with localisation\u201d box<\/li>\n<li>click on \u201cDelete location information\u201d button<\/li>\n<li>click on \u201cDo not allow anyone to tag you in photos\u201d<\/li>\n<li>untick \u201cLet others find you by your email address\u201d<\/li>\n<li>untick \u201cLet others find you by your phone number\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/betterweb.qwant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/twitterprivacy2.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"disable-data-customization\">Disable data customization<\/h3>\n<p>Go on your safety settings : <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/settings\/safety\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/settings\/safety<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click on \u201cEdit\u201d next to \u201cPersonalization and Data\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>click on \u201cDisable all\u201d<\/li>\n<li>go to the bottom of the page and click on \u201cSave changes\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All boxes should be untdicked.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/betterweb.qwant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/twitterprivacy4.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"protect-your-dms\">Protect your DMs<\/h3>\n<p>Go on your safety settings : <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/settings\/safety\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/settings\/safety<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the \u201cDirect messages\u201d part :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>unbox \u201cReceive Direct Messages from anyone\u201d<\/li>\n<li>unbox \u201cSend\/Receive read receipts\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/betterweb.qwant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/10\/TwitterPrivacy5.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nowadays, every click, like and RT is scanned, analyzed and sold to advertisers. 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