mystarsareametaphor - Tumblr blog

mystarsareametaphor · 4 years

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so if you hide your blog from search results from external search engines and within tumblr’s own search engine, it makes your blog entirely unsearchable by keywords, tags and even your archive, neither you nor anyone else can see it if you have it hidden. i also recommend making your blog only viewable on the dashboard. it’s very quick and effective for now but i still encourage people to listen to what the lgbt fans are asking of them to do to protect them now and going into the future.

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mystarsareametaphor · 4 years

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Hello, I don't have many followers so I can't reach anyone but I hope I can through you- I major in cryptography, and I can reassure you by saying most online doxxing isn't done through IP addresses as they're done by teens with no clue how it works, they do it by looking through your whole accounts searching keywords that might give them info on your identity, AND looking for when you linked your social medias. So if you've ever mentioned your IG, SC, FB usernames-

- delete it all. Change your Twitter/Tumblr usernames and don't mention your past ones so they cannot go through archive websites to find anything, and delete ANY tweet mentioning your country, language, parents, school level, health issues, homeworks- these are the most telling clues on your identity. And of course, deactivate or private your accounts if you are really scared. Please stay safe.

ADDING- if scared of skilled doxxing, use a VPN (instead on your computer, NOT from your browser) and log in and log out with it on at least 4 times, then turn it off while logged in. It's the usual safety demarch for blogging platforms like Tumble and Blogspot.

Important information to protect yourself regarding tonights incidents! Thank you, anon!

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mystarsareametaphor · 4 years

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Hey please signal boost this- I used to participate in selfie nights here but as some of you know, around eight months ago I was outed to my abusive, homophobic, transphobic parents, I had my phone taken away, my original account deleted, and I was living with almost no internet access. Please, I’m begging you, I can’t go through this again. If you ever think you’ve seen my face on a selfie night, I’m asking you to go back and delete it. Please please please signal boost. Thank you

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mystarsareametaphor · 4 years

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if anyone needs help right now, here are some resources.

if you need a counselor

another source for counseling

if you just need to breathe

if you’re thinking of hurting yourself

if you don’t feel safe in your home

if you’re a minor and being hurt

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mystarsareametaphor · 4 years

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protecting your blog

turn off visibility

go to blog settings and scroll until you see this. make sure to click both buttons so your blog doesn’t show up on search engines. your blog also won’t show up when someone types it in the address bar

turn off asks, submissions, and only allow messages from blogs you follow (all done under blog settings)

password protect your blog (sideblogs only)

with your side blog, go to blog settings and scroll until you find the option to set a password. if you do this no one can see any part of your blog (posts, bio, etc) unless you have given them the password