Everyday Technology: Social Media

The German word for social media is soziale Medien
If you want to say Facebook, the term is Facebook
Instagram in German is Instagram
The German term for Twitter is Twitter
If you’re referring to Snapchat, say Snapchat
WhatsApp remains as WhatsApp
The word for post (as in social media post) is Beitrag
Comment translates to Kommentar
If talking about a like (as in liking a post), use gefallen
Share in German is teilen
The term for followers is Follower or Anhänger
To refer to a profile, use Profil

If you are posting something, you would etwas posten
The verb to share a post is einen Beitrag teilen
If you are liking a post, use einen Beitrag gefallen
To comment on something, you would einen Kommentar hinterlassen
If you’re following someone, the term is jemandem folgen
For retweeting a tweet, say einen tweet retweeten
To upload a picture, use ein Bild hochladen

Use Ich kann nicht einloggen when you cannot log in
If you’ve been blocked, the term is Ich wurde blockiert
When your account has been hacked, use Mein Konto wurde gehackt
If there’s a fake profile, you would say Es gibt ein falsches Profil
To say cyberbullying, use Cybermobbing
If there’s inappropriate content, say unangemessener Inhalt