Nathaniel Gleicher, Head of Security Policy at Facebook responds to the recent developments in Ukraine and tweets:
"1/ In response to the unfolding military conflict in Ukraine, we have established a Special Operations Center to respond in real time. It is staffed by experts (including native speakers) so we can closely monitor the situation and act as fast as possible.
2/ Last night, we also took steps to help people in region protect themselves online. We’ve launched a new feature in Ukraine that allows people to lock their profile to provide an extra layer of privacy and security.
3/ We’ve previously deployed this tool elsewhere around the world to help protect people in situations that are unsafe, including Afghanistan.
4/ This is a one-click tool for people in Ukraine to lock down their account by quickly applying existing privacy settings and new features. When their profile is locked, people who aren’t their friends can’t download or share their profile photo or see posts on their timeline.
5/ Read more about it on our help center (available in English, Ukrainian and Russian based on your language setting): https://facebook.com/help/196419427651178
6/ To turn on Locked Profile:
* Tap More under your name
* Tap Lock Profile
* Tap Lock Your Profile again to confirm
7/ For journalists and activists in Ukraine (or any sensitive environment), it’s important to remember that
@Meta is only one piece of the online environment so I wanted to boost a few other guides for protecting accounts online more broadly
8/ CPJTechnology
: https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/guide_fa.pdf and https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/guide.pdf
9/ Security in a Box is another program developed by
@FrontLineHRD
and
@Info_Activism
: https://securityinabox.org/en/
9/ Security in a Box is another program developed by
@FrontLineHRD
and
@Info_Activism
: https://securityinabox.org/en/
10/
@GlobalCyberAlln
also has a useful cybersecurity toolkit for journalists
11/ Our colleagues at
@TwitterSafety
also released a useful guide for steps to take on their platform:
