Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
You don’t need to disappear off the grid to stay private online. But you do need a strategy.
In this video, we break down how to use social media without revealing your real identity. We’ll walk through how to understand your threat model, avoid common mistakes, and build a pseudonymous identity that actually protects you.
Whether you're just trying to keep your boss out of your business or avoid serious profiling, we’ll help you match your privacy tactics to your risk level, step by step.
00:00 Anonymity Should be BANNED
00:41 Storytime with Naomi
03:29 Overview
04:01 Understand Your Threat Model
05:25 Platform
06:24 Level 1 Basic Protections
08:51 Level 2 Advanced Protections
18:36 Level 3 Extreme Protections
19:23 The Good News
Achieving basic pseudonymity online is much easier than it sounds, and you absolutely have the power to reclaim it. Start from wherever you are. Every step you take makes a difference.
Links to helpful organizations:
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF):
eff.org
The Citizen Lab:
citizenlab.ca
Freedom of the Press Foundation:
https://freedom.press/
NBTV is a project of the Ludlow Institute, a 501c3 non profit whose mission is to advance freedom through technology.
To support NBTV, visit:
LudlowInstitute.org/donate
(As a 501(c)(3) non profit, all donations are tax-deductible in the USA as permitted by law.)
Visit our shop!
https://Shop.NBTV.media
Our eBook "Beginner's Introduction To Privacy:
amzn.to/3WDSfku
Brought to you by NBTV team members: Lee, Derek Porter, Will Sandoval and Naomi Brockwell.
Beware of scammers, I will never give you a phone number or reach out to you with investment advice. I do not give investment advice.
Watch this video on Odysee!
odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/Pseudonymous-social-media:6
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Here are a bunch of products I like and use. Using these links helps support the channel and future videos!
Recommended Books:
Beginner's Introduction To Privacy - Naomi Brockwell
amzn.to/3WDSfku
Permanent Record - Edward Snowden
amzn.to/305negc
What has the government done to our money - Rothbard
amzn.to/2KMzmcu
Extreme Privacy - Michael Bazzel
amzn.to/4kx3LJo
No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State - Glenn Greenwald
amzn.to/2UQmJ4m
Some of my favorite products to help protect your privacy!
Brave browser: brave.com/nao076
Faraday bag (signal stopping, to protect your fob, credit card, computer, and phone)
amzn.to/3z02UiF
Data Blocker (if you're charging your phone in an unknown port, use this so that no data is transferred)
amzn.to/2SVh0J2
Camera tape (electrical tape is the best tape for covering phone and computer cameras)
amzn.to/3Xn8xBn
USB-C to ethernet adapter:
amzn.to/2lOVBoy
Privacy Screens (use your phone and computer in public? Keep your information safe!)
Computer: (Search for the size right for your computer)
MacBook Air 13" amzn.to/3VQvpZ7
HP/Dell/Acer/Asus/Lenovo 15.6" amzn.to/3KK1Oda
Lenovo Thinkpad/HP Elitebook/Dell 14" amzn.to/4enT2zq
Phone: (Search for the size for your phone, decide whether you want glass or plastic!)
Galaxy s24 - amzn.to/3VGgb8H
iPhone 15 - amzn.to/45vCd1h
Pixel 8 - amzn.to/3KFDuJF
You don’t need to disappear off the grid to stay private online. But you do need a strategy.
In this video, we break down how to use social media without revealing your real identity. We’ll walk through how to understand your threat model, avoid common mistakes, and build a pseudonymous identity that actually protects you.
Whether you're just trying to keep your boss out of your business or avoid serious profiling, we’ll help you match your privacy tactics to your risk level, step by step.
00:00 Anonymity Should be BANNED
00:41 Storytime with Naomi
03:29 Overview
04:01 Understand Your Threat Model
05:25 Platform
06:24 Level 1 Basic Protections
08:51 Level 2 Advanced Protections
18:36 Level 3 Extreme Protections
19:23 The Good News
Achieving basic pseudonymity online is much easier than it sounds, and you absolutely have the power to reclaim it. Start from wherever you are. Every step you take makes a difference.
Links to helpful organizations:
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF):
eff.org
The Citizen Lab:
citizenlab.ca
Freedom of the Press Foundation:
https://freedom.press/
NBTV is a project of the Ludlow Institute, a 501c3 non profit whose mission is to advance freedom through technology.
To support NBTV, visit:
LudlowInstitute.org/donate
(As a 501(c)(3) non profit, all donations are tax-deductible in the USA as permitted by law.)
Visit our shop!
https://Shop.NBTV.media
Our eBook "Beginner's Introduction To Privacy:
amzn.to/3WDSfku
Brought to you by NBTV team members: Lee, Derek Porter, Will Sandoval and Naomi Brockwell.
Beware of scammers, I will never give you a phone number or reach out to you with investment advice. I do not give investment advice.
Watch this video on Odysee!
odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/Pseudonymous-social-media:6
________________________________________________________________________
Here are a bunch of products I like and use. Using these links helps support the channel and future videos!
Recommended Books:
Beginner's Introduction To Privacy - Naomi Brockwell
amzn.to/3WDSfku
Permanent Record - Edward Snowden
amzn.to/305negc
What has the government done to our money - Rothbard
amzn.to/2KMzmcu
Extreme Privacy - Michael Bazzel
amzn.to/4kx3LJo
No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State - Glenn Greenwald
amzn.to/2UQmJ4m
Some of my favorite products to help protect your privacy!
Brave browser: brave.com/nao076
Faraday bag (signal stopping, to protect your fob, credit card, computer, and phone)
amzn.to/3z02UiF
Data Blocker (if you're charging your phone in an unknown port, use this so that no data is transferred)
amzn.to/2SVh0J2
Camera tape (electrical tape is the best tape for covering phone and computer cameras)
amzn.to/3Xn8xBn
USB-C to ethernet adapter:
amzn.to/2lOVBoy
Privacy Screens (use your phone and computer in public? Keep your information safe!)
Computer: (Search for the size right for your computer)
MacBook Air 13" amzn.to/3VQvpZ7
HP/Dell/Acer/Asus/Lenovo 15.6" amzn.to/3KK1Oda
Lenovo Thinkpad/HP Elitebook/Dell 14" amzn.to/4enT2zq
Phone: (Search for the size for your phone, decide whether you want glass or plastic!)
Galaxy s24 - amzn.to/3VGgb8H
iPhone 15 - amzn.to/45vCd1h
Pixel 8 - amzn.to/3KFDuJF
