Now what? If you have a Twitter account, that’s likely a question you’re asking as you skim the latest headlines around Elon Musk assuming ownership of one of the world’s largest social media platforms.

He already changed his title on his own Twitter account to “Chief Twit,” carried a porcelain sink into the company’s San Francisco headquarters and fired four of its top executives.

Late last week, Musk updated the headlines with a tweet — of course — writing, “Twitter will be forming a content moderation council with widely diverse viewpoints. No major content decisions or account reinstatements will happen before that council convenes.”

As you might expect, that tweet, along with others Musk’s made in the past few days, has sparked a flurry of reaction across industry, politics, disinformation, and anti-hate-speech watchers worldwide.

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A self-proclaimed free-speech absolutist, the Tesla and SpaceX founder has a long history of pushing the limits of what is considered acceptable on social media. His tweets have landed him in hot water with the SEC over securities fraud and elicited warnings from the World Health Organization over COVID and vaccine misinformation, among many others.

With Musk at the helm, there’s no telling what direction Twitter will head. People are already deleting their accounts or trying to at least put some additional safeguards in place. Here’s a handy guide to getting as much control as possible over your account.

How to make your Twitter account more secure

No matter what you plan to do with your Twitter account, it’s always good to ensure it’s as secure as possible. This means having a unique and complex password and setting up two-factor authentication — steps that make it harder to get hacked.

It’s also a good time to back-up everything you’ve posted to your Twitter account, including photos, DMs, and other snippets of life you might want to remember later. It’s easy to do, although time-consuming, by following the steps to download your Twitter data.