X Twitter Privacy Settings Card | Protect Your Posts DMs & Data | Social Media Privacy Guide | Printable PDF | Digital Download

X Is Public By Default — Change That

X (formerly Twitter) is public-first by default and collects a lot of data about what you read, who you follow, and how you interact.

The X / Twitter Privacy Settings Card walks through the setting changes that protect your privacy whether you post constantly or mostly lurk. It covers who sees your posts, who can reach your DMs, what X does with your data, and how to lock the account itself.

Perfect for anyone who wants to keep using X without their activity, contact details, and data being wide open.

What's Included

✔ Who Sees Your Posts

• Protect your posts (private account) if you want only approved followers
• Limit who can reply to your posts — everyone, people you follow, or only mentions
• Review pinned and old posts for anything you'd rather hide

✔ Messages & Discovery

• Restrict DMs to people you follow, or turn them off entirely
• Turn off discoverability by phone and email
• Remove your phone number from your account if you don't need it for 2FA

✔ Data & Ads

• Turn off personalized ads in Privacy and safety ▸ Ads
• Limit data sharing with business partners in the same menu
• Disable location info on your posts

✔ Account Security

• Turn on two-factor authentication via an authenticator app
• Check apps with access and revoke unused ones
• Set a backup code in case you lose your authenticator

✔ Bonus Pro Tip

Learn why "Discoverability" is the setting that matters most — leave it on and anyone with your phone number or email address can find your account, even if you never shared it publicly.

Perfect For

• X and Twitter users
• Lurkers and read-only accounts
• Journalists, writers, and public-facing professionals
• Privacy-minded social media users
• Anyone keeping a personal account separate from work
• People reducing their online footprint
• Teens and college students
• New account setup
• Personal cybersecurity education
• Social media privacy awareness

Why You'll Love It

✓ Instant digital download

✓ Printable at home

✓ Easy one-page card

✓ Beginner friendly

✓ Takes only minutes to apply

✓ Useful whether you post or only read

✓ Covers posts, DMs, ads, data, and account security

✓ Closes the discoverability gap most users never notice

Product Details

• PDF Digital Download
• 1 Printable Page
• Unlimited personal printing
• Designed by Making Sense Of Security
• No physical product shipped

Save With A Bundle

This card is part of a $5 bundle — get the full set and save:

• Social Media Privacy Bundle — $5

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