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Sanity Check Number Four:
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Have you deleted any old posts that, in
retrospect, you probably should not have
made?
What you post online could, in theory, stay
online forever. However, you do have
some control and if you delete your old
social media posts there is a reasonable
chance that they will be difficult or
impossible for others to retrieve.
It may be as simple as a former relationship
you’d rather hide from your new love, or a
silly comment that could affect you
professionally years later. Whatever it is, it’s
always a good idea to:
• have a trawl through your old posts
• do a bit of house cleaning
But your best bet is to avoid saying
anything silly in the first place!
D is for…
Deleting
Copyright Mark Johnson & Corinne Blandin, 2012