Online harassment

Regaining control

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With the help of her friend Ana carefully reviews the messages and comments to ensure they violate the platform’s community guidelines. Then Ana navigates to the profile of the anonymous user. She clicks on the three-dot menu on the user’s profile. Ana selects the “Block” option, which prevents the user from viewing her profile or sending her messages. After blocking the user, Ana clicks on the three-dot menu again and selects “Report.” She follows the prompts to specify the nature of the abuse. Ana attaches screenshots of the offensive messages and comments as evidence. She then goes to her account settings and sets her profile to private, allowing only approved followers to see her posts. She reviews her follower list and removes any suspicious or unknown accounts.