How to remove a lock from comments and personal profile
We will not waste your time and describe how to remove the block from your page or publications. Read the instructions described above and do all the steps in reverse. For example, to remove the lock from comments, you need to set “Only friends” or “Everyone” “Who sees other people’s posts on my page select the “Open” option in the “Profile Type” .
Set strong passwords
If your children are creating their first accounts, teach them to come up with a strong password. It must be longer than 8 characters, include uppercase and lowercase letters, as well as numbers and signs. Tell your child not to use their name, date of birth, or pet's name as a password. This combination can be easily guessed and selected.
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Discuss content
To protect your child from encountering inappropriate content, it is best to use special parental control programs or search filters. This will prevent children from visiting inappropriate sites.
What should you do if your child still has to deal with inappropriate and harmful content? Trusting relationships with children are very important here. Discuss with them everything that happens on the Internet. Be friendly. Explain to your child that not all information on the Internet is true.
Who can use secret chats?
The option is relevant for entrepreneurs, as well as for those who want to save information from other people and intelligence agencies. You can create a secret dialogue on any device with an updated version of the Telegram application installed.
The Telegram communication platform is a modern portal for free and independent people who have great opportunities open to them. If the user learns to use the resource competently, the possibility of intrusion into his personal space is almost completely eliminated.
How to hide your posts on the VKontakte wall in the mobile version?
On the m.ok.ru website, which is optimized specifically for mobile browsers, in the window for creating a new post, you can click on the gear button to open a list with additional options. Here you can select the required function “Only for friends”, after which all you have to do is click on the “Publish” button to post this post on your wall with the settings set.
Note!
In addition to this function, here you can also disable the ability to comment on this particular post, as well as select a special item that will disable notification of this new post for those people who have subscribed to notifications from the user.
Do not share private information
First of all, tell your child that not all information can be shared on the Internet. Children should know that under no circumstances should they give their phone number, email details and residential address to strangers.
Develop your child's understanding of confidentiality. Explain to him that some information cannot be posted publicly. Also talk to him about what is acceptable to share when communicating online.
How to put a lock on a page?
Well, we found out what a lock on the wall in VK means and learned how to put it on. As we wrote above, each user can apply a lock to their entire profile. In simple terms, close the page from prying eyes.
Let's find out how to put a lock on a page in Contact; by the way, it's as simple as in the case of posts:
- Open the “Settings” block again;
- Go to the "Privacy" section;
- Scroll to the very bottom of the page, to the “Other” subsection;
- In the “Profile type” line, set the value to “Closed”;
- Done, now any VK user who is not in your contact list will encounter an imperturbable padlock when trying to visit your profile. It is impossible to hack it, so sleep well!
A padlock next to a VK entry ensures that uninitiated people will not gain access to it. It also means that you are properly concerned about the security of your personal data. Closing the profile completely protects the page from any ill-wishers. By the way, in this social network the option is provided to users absolutely free.
Why do you need a lock?
In the previous section, we found out that if you see a lock on a user's post, then you are on the list of people who can view his private posts. But why do you need to hide your records?
Surely you already know that your friends and subscribers can see all your new posts in their news feed. This means that if you create a VK post on your wall, many users will immediately see it. Many people don’t like this and in their privacy settings they set a certain circle of people who will be able to view their new publications and comment on them. It was for such people that such a tool as a lock was invented.
On the computer
You can hide your comments in a contact in the full version on your computer. To do this you need:
- Open the site vk.com
- Click on the avatar icon in the upper right corner of the screen.
- Click on the “Privacy” section
- At the very end of the list, find the “Other” tab
- Select the line “What news updates do my friends see.”
- Click on “Section updates” and uncheck the box in front of the “Comments” line.
If you select the “All updates” option, then absolutely all profile changes, including comments, will be visible to friends and subscribers.
If you uncheck all the lines in the “Section updates” item, the site will automatically change the status to “No updates”.
How to create a secret chat step by step?
The first step to communicate in a secret chat is to create it in the messenger. The function is available after downloading the official application installed on your phone or personal computer.
iPhone
Owners of gadgets based on the iOS operating system will need to complete the following steps:
Install the updated version of Telegram.
Click on the pencil icon in the upper corner.
Find the item “Create a secret chat”, click on it.
Find the person you are talking to from your contact list, click on his name.
A notification will then appear indicating the successful creation of a closed dialog.
In secret correspondence, standard options are available: creating text messages, sending audio and media files, photos, and calls.
Android
On a smartphone with the Android operating system, you will need to do the following:
Download and run the software on your phone.
Click on the three horizontal lines in the upper left corner.
Go to the section and click on “Create a secret chat”.
Select an interlocutor and add to the chat.
How to make a post private from PC and mobile device
As you already understand, you can hide publications from unauthorized persons, that is, put a lock on them, through the privacy settings. To do this, use the detailed instructions below:
- Go to your VK page.
- Pay attention to the top panel of the social network, more precisely to its right corner. There is your name and avatar, which you need to click on.
- A dialog box will open in which you need to select a section "Settings". In the mobile application, you will need to tap on the little man icon in the bottom panel. Your profile will open - in the upper right corner, tap on the three stripes icon and at the bottom, tap on the gear.
- Open the tab "Privacy".
- Find the “Wall Posts” subsection in the window that opens.
- Pay attention to the line “Who sees other people’s posts on my page”, tap on the inscription "Only friends", to open a list of possible options. Here you can select the value "Everything except..." to mark users who won't be able to view posts on your page.
But there is an easier option to close the publication from prying eyes. Open your wall and tap on the text entry field. Create a post and before sending it, click on “Visible to everyone” and change this indicator to “Visible to friends”.
