### Platform-Specific Cleanup Strategies

Each social media platform has unique features, deletion policies, and hidden content areas that require specific approaches.

Facebook Comprehensive Cleanup

Facebook's complexity requires a systematic approach:

Timeline and Posts Cleanup:

1. Use Activity Log to review all posts chronologically 2. Filter by year to tackle content systematically 3. Use bulk selection tools where available 4. Pay special attention to posts with high engagement (controversial topics) 5. Review and delete location check-ins

Photo and Video Management:

1. Review all uploaded photos and videos 2. Check albums for content you forgot about 3. Review tagged photos where you can't delete but can remove tags 4. Contact friends to request deletion of problematic photos featuring you 5. Update privacy settings for remaining content

Advanced Facebook Cleanup:

1. Review your "About" section for outdated information 2. Check relationship history and clean up past relationships 3. Review pages you've liked for controversial or outdated content 4. Clean up events you've attended or hosted 5. Review groups you've joined and your activity within them

Twitter/X Strategic Cleaning

Twitter's real-time nature means your old tweets can be especially damaging:

Tweet Analysis and Deletion:

1. Use TweetDelete.net to delete tweets older than a specific date 2. Search your tweets for specific keywords that might be problematic 3. Delete retweets of controversial content 4. Clean up replies to political or controversial discussions 5. Review and unlike potentially problematic tweets

Advanced Twitter Cleanup:

1. Use Twitter Analytics to identify your most engaging (potentially controversial) tweets 2. Review tweets with high reply counts (often indicate controversial topics) 3. Clean up your Twitter bio and header image 4. Review pinned tweets for current relevance 5. Check direct messages for content that might have been screenshot

Instagram Visual Content Management

Instagram's visual nature requires special attention to image content:

Photo and Video Review:

1. Go through all posts chronologically 2. Delete photos that could be misinterpreted professionally 3. Update captions that might be outdated or controversial 4. Review and delete story highlights 5. Clean up IGTV and Reels content

Tagged Content Management:

1. Review photos you're tagged in 2. Remove tags from problematic photos (you can't delete others' photos) 3. Contact friends to request removal of specific photos 4. Use Instagram's "Manually Approve Tags" feature for future protection 5. Review and clean up comments on others' posts

LinkedIn Professional Cleanup

LinkedIn requires particular attention as it directly impacts professional reputation:

Profile Optimization:

1. Update your headline and summary to reflect current goals 2. Clean up job descriptions for accuracy and professionalism 3. Remove outdated skills and endorsements 4. Update your profile photo to something current and professional 5. Clean up contact information and remove personal details

Content and Activity Cleanup:

1. Review all posts and articles you've shared 2. Clean up comments on others' content 3. Review recommendations you've written for accuracy 4. Update your activity preferences to hide controversial likes/comments 5. Review group memberships and clean up inactive or irrelevant groups