Social networks offer tools to control what you see. Monica Laliberte explains how to access them.
>>> STING HAD A SOME OF THE >>> SOCIAL MEDIA CAN BE BRUTAL. PERHAPS NOW MORE THAN EVER. THERE ARE WAYS TO FILTER WHAT YOU SEE. MICHAEL LIBERTY SHOWS US HOW. >> SOMETIMES, OKAY A LOT OF TIMES IT IS JUST TOO MUCH. YOU CAN PUT THE PHONE DOWN BUT WE ARE ALL KIND OF IN A WAY ADDICTED TO THE UPDATES AND THE VIDEOS AND HOPEFULLY THE POST THAT MAKE YOU LAUGH. AS FOR THE OTHER STUFF, THE HATE SPEECH, NOT SO MUCH. HERE'S A WAY TO CLEAN UP WHAT YOU SEE. >> CHALLENGING TIME AND ISSUES PLAYING A 24 SEVEN SOCIAL MEDIA. PSYCHOLOGIST A CAN AFFECT YOUR MOOD AND MENTAL HEALTH. BUT YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT WITHOUT COMPLETELY CHECKING OUT. >> THIS ISN'T ABOUT BLOCKING OUT THE WORLD PRETENDING THERE'S NOTHING WRONG. IT'S ABOUT TAKING THE CONTROL AND DECIDING WHEN YOU WANT TO INTERACT WITH THE KIND OF CONTENT AND DOING SO ON YOUR OWN TERMS. >> YOU CAN TAKE CONTROL BY FILTERING OUT HATE SPEECH AND VIOLENCE FROM YOUR SOCIAL FEED. FOR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER, YOU WILL FIND FEATURES TO DO THAT USING THE THREE DOTS AT THE TOP RIGHT OF THE TWEET OR POST. WHILE THE APPS USE DIFFERENT PHRASING, THAT'S WHERE YOU CAN UNFOLLOW PEOPLE OR IF YOU DON'T WANT TO GO THAT FAR, SNOOZE OR MUTE THEM FOR A WHILE. USING THE SAME THREE DOTS, CLICK NOT INTERESTED IN THIS OR ON FACEBOOK. HIDE POST TO REMOVE CONTENT FROM YOU OR A LITTLE PLATFORM TO THE KIND OF CONTENT YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE. >> CLICK THE REPORT OPTION TO ALERT EITHER THE PIT ADMINISTRATOR OR THE PLATFORM TO VIEW THE POST AND ADDRESS IT IF IT VIOLATES THEIR POLICY. ON INSTAGRAM, CLICK THE THREE LINES OF THE TOP RATE. THROUGH THE SETTINGS, PRIVACY, AND COMMENTS TO EITHER HIDE OFFENSIVE COMMENTS OR PLUG SPECIFIC WORKS. >> THIS IS ACTUALLY A REALLY IMPORTANT STUFF FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE TO LIMIT THE SORT OF THINGS THEY ARE INTERACTING WITH ONLINE AS A SORT OF BOMB FREE MENTAL HEALTH. >> THE STRATEGY, FILTER FEED INSTEAD OF HOW THE OGADEN THINKS IT IS MORE LIKELY TO GET YOUR ATTENTION. SOME SIMPLE CHANGES THAT MAY BE WORTH THE TIME TO MAKE. >> I KNOW THAT WAS LOTS OF FOLLOW. BOTTOM LINE YOU WILL FIND MOST OF THE FEATURES TO MAKE CHANGES IN THE TOP RIGHT-HAND CORNER OF THE APP. JUST PLAY AROUND WITH IT. I ALSO PUT STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS WITH MY STORY ONLINE. FIVE ON YOUR SIDE.
