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      Ukraine-Russia Crisis : Facebook and Twitter Highlight Security Steps for Users with How to Lock Accounts

      Facebook owner Meta Platforms has set up a special operations center to monitor the conflict in Ukraine, and it launch a feature so users in the country can lock their social media profiles for security, a company official said in Twitter posts.

      Twitter post tips on how users can secure their accounts against hacking, make sure their tweets are private and deactivate their accounts.

      The company tweeted the safety tips in English, Russian and Ukrainian.

      Both social media platforms are often use by political activists and researchers to disseminate information during times of crisis.

      The Russian invasion of Ukraine also raise concerns about the spread of disinformation about the conflict on social media.

      Users in Ukraine can lock their profile to prevent users who are not their friends from downloading or sharing their profile picture, or seeing posts on their timeline, Nathaniel Gleicher, Facebook’s head of security policy, said on Twitter.

      Twitter also share information on how users can deactivate their accounts.

      As the conflict in Ukraine escalated, social media users took to platforms like TikTok, Snapchat, and Twitter to post videos of evacuation lines, helicopters in the sky, and anti-war protests in Russia.

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