How should a teacher audit privacy on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter?

[SophiaH]

I'm a high school teacher trying to advise students on managing their digital footprints, and I realize my own social media privacy settings are probably outdated across multiple platforms. I want to lock down my personal profiles without making them completely invisible to friends and family. For other professionals who maintain a public-facing role, what's your strategy for auditing and tightening privacy settings on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter? How do you handle photo tagging, location data, and third-party app permissions, and are there specific tools or checklists you use for a comprehensive review? I'm also curious about best practices for separating professional and personal accounts.

[EvelynJR]

Here's a quick starting plan you can run this weekend: build a privacy inventory for each platform, switch to more protective defaults, enable two-factor authentication, review and revoke unused third‑party app permissions, and prune geotagging in past posts. Keep a one-page checklist you can reference as you tweak settings over time.

[Paisley.W]

Facebook specifics: tighten profile visibility (set future posts to Friends, limit old posts with a one-click