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Separate identities and accounts

Separate two roles without accidentally sharing their logins or recovery channels.

1–2 hoursUse your existing setup

Do this first

Write down which two roles you want to keep separate and what information must not cross between them.

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Use your existing setup

Start with the device and account controls in this checklist. Installing another app is not a prerequisite.

Step by step

1
Write down which two roles you want to keep separate and what information must not cross between them.
Step 1 · Not started
- Verify step 1: The two roles and prohibited cross-links are written down.
2
Create separate browser profiles and distinct email addresses; do not enable shared browser sync between roles.
Step 2 · Not started
- Verify step 2: Each browser profile has the intended sync configuration.
3
Review recovery addresses, phone numbers, avatars and usernames for accidental links.
Step 3 · Not started
- Verify step 3: Shared identifiers and recovery channels have been reviewed.
4
Sign into each role in its own profile and check the active identity before a test post or message.
Step 4 · Not started
- Verify step 4: Each test message or post uses the intended role.

Separate profiles do not hide your network address or prevent provider-side correlation.
Reusing a recovery channel can connect accounts.

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Reviewed 2026-09-05 · Content revision 2

Steps were revised. Previously saved plans remain on this device; check the current instructions before marking a new step complete.