If you have no luck identifying a subject on a social network, try adjusting your regional settings and change your location. Sometimes, the user's privacy settings are set to only show their profile to users in the same geographical location.
Many social media platformsrestrict visibilitybased on geographic settings. ChangingVPN locationsor utilizingregional search engines(e.g., Yandex for Russia, Baidu for China) increases the chances of discovering hidden profiles.
References:
McAfee Institute Social Media OSINT Guide
Regional Privacy and Cybersecurity Laws
VPN Usage in Cyber Investigations
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