How to Review Active Sessions on Social Media

To review active sessions on social media, open the platform's official app or website, go to security settings, and look for logged-in devices, sessions, account activity, or where you're logged in. Sign out devices you do not recognize or no longer use.

Sessions matter because someone may remain logged in even if you rarely use the account. Old phones, shared computers, work devices, or stolen browser profiles can keep access alive.

A strange session does not always prove malicious access. Locations can be approximate, VPNs can confuse records, and old devices can be forgotten. But unknown sessions should be removed.

Review sessions after suspicious login alerts, unexpected password resets, changed recovery settings, strange posts, messages you did not send, device theft, or known exposure involving your email or username.

The FTC recommends reviewing account settings and activity after recovering a hacked social account. Session review is one of the most practical checks.

If this is a brand or business account, preserve records before removing access.

Check your email or username for known exposure if suspicious sessions appear. Do not enter current passwords or authentication codes into exposure tools.

A negative result means no known match was found in searched sources; it does not rule out phishing or device access.

Remove sessions you do not recognize, devices you sold or lost, shared computers, and browsers you no longer use. If the platform offers sign out everywhere, use it after changing your password.

Then log back in only on trusted devices.

Change the password if it was reused, weak, exposed, or if account activity looks suspicious. Use a unique password stored in a password manager.

NIST recommends password managers because they help users avoid reuse.

CISA recommends MFA because it protects beyond the password. Add it to social accounts, especially accounts with large audiences, business pages, or private messages.

Prefer authenticator apps, passkeys, or security keys where available.

Remove unknown third-party apps, games, analytics tools, automation tools, or browser extensions connected to the account. These may retain access even after session cleanup.

Check recovery email and phone too.

After cleanup, review recent posts, direct messages, profile links, and ad activity. Warn contacts if scam links or money requests were sent.

Use official reporting if account takeover or fraud occurred.