Free GACS Shield · social media
Protect my social media accounts from hackers and impersonators
One free GACS Shield covers all your social accounts — Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn. Continuous impersonator scans, instant alerts, and a public verification badge your followers can trust.
Continuous scans
We watch social media for clones of your handle, photo, and bio.
Instant alerts
Get an email the moment an impersonator appears — before your audience does.
Verified badge
A public GACS badge your followers can check to know the account is really you.
What we protect creators, small businesses, and families from
Impersonator accounts DMing your followers
Scammers clone your name and photo across every platform to reach your audience — you often find out only when a follower asks 'was that really you?'
Account takeover via credential stuffing
Passwords leaked from one site are tried against every social platform automatically.
SIM-swap attacks bypassing SMS 2FA
Attackers social-engineer your carrier to port your number, then reset every social login.
How to protect your social media account (5 minutes)
- 1List every handle you useAdd your Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, Facebook, and LinkedIn handles to your Shield watchlist in under 2 minutes.
- 2Turn on authenticator-app 2FA on every accountSkip SMS — use Authy, 1Password, or Google Authenticator. Enable passkeys where offered.
- 3Run a cross-platform impersonator scanFree social scan surfaces every clone account across all major platforms in one report.
- 4Activate continuous monitoringWe watch all your platforms 24/7 and email you the moment a new impersonator appears anywhere.
- 5Publish one public verification pagegacs.app/badge/<handle> becomes the single URL you can put in every bio so followers verify you in one tap.
Get alerted the moment a clone appears
Add your social media handle to your free Shield watchlist. We'll email you the moment we detect an impersonator.
FAQ
Do I need a separate Shield per platform?
No — one free Shield covers all your handles across every supported platform.
Which platforms are supported?
Instagram, TikTok, X (Twitter), YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, Threads, and Telegram. Discord and Twitch are in beta.
Is this free?
Yes. Basic multi-platform protection is free and ad-free. Family and Creator tiers add higher scan volume and faster takedowns.
What if I get hacked anyway?
Your Shield includes step-by-step recovery playbooks for every major platform, including pre-filled evidence packets for platform support teams.
Everything for social media lives inside your Shield & Vault
When you activate, your social media handle gets the exact same protection stack we ship for X — no platform is a second-class citizen.
- Continuous social media impersonator scans (fuzzy handle, avatar & bio match)
- Instant email + in-app alerts when a new clone appears
- Encrypted Evidence Vault — screenshots, URLs, timestamps, chain of custody
- One-tap report packets pre-filled with platform-specific policy language
- Public verification badge at gacs.app/badge/<handle>
- Watchlist history + monthly protection report (PDF)
Protect your other accounts too
One free Shield covers every handle you add. Scammers rarely clone just one platform — lock the rest down while you're here.
How we integrate with social media
Every supported platform (Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, Threads, Telegram) can be added to your Shield by handle — no login required. Where the platform offers a read-only official API/OAuth, you can optionally connect it inside your Shield for faster clone detection and pre-filled report submission. We never post, DM, or change your settings.
Upgrade when you need more
Scanner Pro
$19/mo
Daily deep scans, pre-filled social media report forms, PDF evidence bundles, 30 follower scans/mo.
Go ProShield Platinum
$59/mo
7 protected handles across any platform, daily auto-sweeps, watermarked complaints, concierge takedowns run by our team.
See PlatinumRelated
- Protect your followers from impersonators
Free Shield for creators — alerts, badge, and a report tool your audience can use.
- Shield tiers & pricing
Compare Free, Pro, and Platinum protection.
- How protection grows your following
Why a verified, monitored handle is a growth asset, not just a defense.
- Image Shield
Stop fake accounts using your photos and likeness.
- Free social handle scanner
Check any handle for impersonators in seconds.
- Most impersonated accounts
See which creators and brands scammers are cloning right now.
- Verify any social account
Cross-check profiles before you trust a DM.
- Creator safety toolkit
Everything a creator needs to lock down their audience.
Authoritative sources
Independent primary sources used to check and corroborate the guidance on this page.
- US IdentityTheft.gov (FTC)
Official recovery plans for identity theft victims.
- CISA — Phishing Guidance
US cyber agency guidance on phishing and credential theft.
- UK National Cyber Security Centre
NCSC advice on suspicious emails, texts and account takeover.
