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What are the biggest privacy concerns for social media users?

Lizabeth Sparwell

As a user of social media, one of the biggest concerns we have is about our privacy. This means that we want to make sure that the things we share on social media, like our photos and personal information, are only seen by the people we want to see them. We don't want strangers, or people we don't know, to be able to see our information.

Another concern is about the security of our personal information. We want to make sure that our personal information, like our name, address, and phone number, is kept safe and protected. We don't want hackers or other bad people to be able to steal our personal information and use it for bad things like stealing our identity or using our credit card.

Sometimes, social media websites ask us to share our personal information, like our email or phone number, in order to sign up for their website. We want to make sure that the website is using our information in a safe and responsible way. We also want to make sure that they aren't going to share our information with other companies or people without our permission.

Another concern is about cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is when someone bullies or harasses another person online. This can be hurtful and damaging. We want to make sure that we are being kind to others online and not saying anything mean or hurtful.

Finally, sometimes we don't want everyone to see what we are posting on social media. We might only want our friends to see our posts and not strangers or people we don't know. Social media websites should allow us to control who sees our posts and should make it easy for us to keep our information private.

In conclusion, as social media users, it's important to make sure that our personal information is safe and secure. We want to make sure that we are only sharing our information with people we trust and that social media websites are using our information in a safe and responsible way. We should also make sure to be kind to others online and not engage in cyberbullying. Finally, we should make sure that we have control over who sees our posts and keep our information private.