Online dating after bad past experiences??

Hey so I’ve never done online dating properly but I’ve been thinking of trying it out again because I’m moving to Denton (from Austin) for college which isn’t really that important.. but yeah idk how to do it?

I’ve always been in long term relationships where guys have asked me out first or we met through friends and I’ve had some trauma in the past (as in about two years ago i was r*ped and then six months later assaulted by my now ex-boyfriend and ex-friend)so I’ve been debating if having online hookups or trying anything like this is even possible for me and idk I was wondering if any of you ladies had any tips or advice on how to feel safer doing this? Or just advice in general about getting back out there? I’m honestly not sure what I’m doing haha