Twitter (now known as “X”) was created to be more public than similar social networks. Sharing with strangers is part of its design.

However, this doesn’t mean scammers won’t use it to look for sensitive information.

The way to stop this is by protecting your tweets. Protected posts are visible only to people who follow you.

When you protect your posts, you’ll receive a notification when someone requests to follow you.

Protecting your tweets is straightforward, and there are instructions here.

We recommend protecting your posts if at all possible. While it may lock you out of some conversations, it will also help protect you from identity thieves.