X (formerly Twitter)

X is a great way to reach a large audience with little effort.

Using X

If you have a short message to share with a lot of people, X is a great tool to use.

Some tips for using X include:

• Set up a new account for the tweets
• Use a photo of the missing person for the profile picture
• Tweet your message to celebrities
• Use a brand, link or hashtag so that people can find out more information
• Tweet links to any media articles about your case

If you’ve decided it’s an option you want to take,   Create an X account.

Things to be aware of

As with other online media, there are some things you will want keep in mind.

• You should only share the information you are comfortable to make public. Once you share information online you will not have limited control over it.
• Media outlets may hear about your story through X and contact you about your story.
• It can take a lot of time and energy to manage the response social media can generate.
• You may receive unkind or unhelpful comments from people; you should ignore any trolls.