hi! i'm new to this community on tumblr, but not to lifting in general. i was just wondering if there are any tips you have about being safe online and on tumblr specifically. thank you, and i love your blog! <3
sure! welcome to liftblr💕💕💕☺️ also thank you for the opportunity to make this post, i’ve got a few things to add since the last time i made one of these so it might be a long one😅😅
you’ve already got this one down, but i’ll say it for those who need to hear it - turn off likes and follows on your blog. antis can easily find people to harass through these avenues, and while they can do the same scrolling through your blog there’s no need to make their jobs easier
another one that you’ve got down okay: don’t use common lifting tags. that is, shoplift, lifting, liftplay, lyft, etc. even censored ones like lîft are bad as one-word tags since antis are good at recognising patterns like that and using them against us. again, no need to make it easier for them!
don’t like or reblog from outside the community. mistakes happen, but when they do it’s best to immediately delete the reblog before you risk attracting those from outside the community to your blog. this can be hard as ppl from outside often make posts that fit very well with us, and it only takes one reblog to start a chain of everyone breaking this rule. stay vigilant. if you really like a post from outside the community and think it will fit in with us, just screenshot and repost it with a caption stating that it was from the outside. i also like to include the OPs acc name in the picture bc i don’t like to take other ppl’s credit😋 reversely, i tend to block blogs from outside that reblog from me
this probably goes without saying, but don’t interact with ppl from outside even if it’s on a lifting post. interacting with antis only emboldens them, and you’re not going to change their bad opinion of you anyway. just block them and move on
you can go into settings to toggle the visibility of your blog - flicking all the “Visibility” switches on makes it so that your blog can’t be searched up, and also makes it so that people can’t search things within your blog itself. it’s an added layer of protection, and it also removes the need to censor store names in your posts
if you’re not going to change your visibility settings, consider censoring store names in your posts. h&m can become h+m, Victoria’s Secret can be Vïctôrià’s S3crèt, etc. again, it’s just an added layer of protection to stop outsiders from stumbling across your blog
allow some time to pass between lifting your hauls and posting them. if a store you’ve lifted from somehow knows about liftblr this can help muddle up the timelines of your thefts and make it harder for them to identify you
remove exif data from all photos you post. there are apps you can use for this, or you can google how to do it from your computer. maybe invest in a VPN as well to further hide your online signature
when taking haul pics make sure your background isn’t something that can be linked to you. i have special blankets i use specifically for my haul backgrounds so that no one who knows me irl will see it and link it to me. i’ve never taken identifiable pics of my room or surroundings
don’t give out personal info - specific age or area, what you look like, where you work/go to school, what you’re studying, etc. try not to post about irl events when they happen, at least let some time pass before you say anything
if you’ve lifted from a store whose name you haven’t seen on liftblr before, look it up to check its name isn’t location-specific. chain stores will sometimes name their branches different things in order to make it seem smaller and more friendly to the locals, and listing said name during a haul post might inadvertently give away your location. i have done this before😔😔
you’ve already got a lifting blog, but for anyone starting out: use a throwaway email address to create your blog - one you don’t use for anything else and isn’t linked to you in any way. create an entirely new blog instead of using a side blog. i do this with other platforms too - the discord acc i use to join lifting servers is specifically for lifting only. same thing with my peach acc
lifting can carry over from tumblr to other sites, especially if you lift to boost online. try to make any online boosting accs anonymous - use a username that isn’t linked to you and a picture of something/one else. like with your hauls, try to mix the order in which you post new listings to avoid having stolen merch traced back to you. if you intend to post duplicate items (e.g. makeup palettes), delete old listings before you post new ones to avoid having them all visible on your store. if you sell clothes, try to avoid selling duplicate items, and focus on a set size range so they don’t wildly vary. avoid selling items that all have price tags still attached - that’s sus by itself
if you’re interested in finding a lifting buddy here, don’t just jump straight in with the personal info. antis tend to be a lil impatient and less dedicated to lifting convos than actual lifters. take some time to get to know the person first - i talked with liftblurred (rip💔) for about half a year, i think, before we finally met to lift together. obviously you don’t have to be as slow-burn as that tho skkssks
i think that’s everything i’ve got! i’m sure that if i’ve missed anything someone will reblog or comment with additions😊✨✨ i rly hope you have fun here❤️❤️❤️
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