Can you limit what you see on TikTok?

Video Privacy

On TikTok, you can apply different privacy settings to each video you share, even if you have your account set to public. You can choose to make your TikTok video available to everyone, restrict it to friends or followers, or make it private so that only you can view it. You can also adjust your settings later if you have changed your mind.

Note: All videos are required to follow Community Guidelines. When we identify content that violates these policies, we remove it from our platform.

Choose who can view your videos

To change the privacy setting on a new post:
1. Create your video.
2. On the Post screen, tap Who can watch this video.
3. Choose a privacy setting.

To change the privacy setting on a video you already posted:
1. Go to the video you'd like to update. You can find your videos on your Profile.
2. Tap the 3-dot icon on the side.
3. Tap Privacy settings at the bottom.
4. Tap Who can watch this video.
5. Choose a privacy setting.
Note: The view count on your videos reflects all views to date, it does not reset after you update the privacy settings.

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Creating a TikTok Video

We want our users to have their best experience online, which means being able to create and have fun while feeling safe and comfortable. This post is part of our Community Well-Being series that aims to educate users on how to customize their TikTok experience using the various safety, privacy, and well-being tools available to them.

Your TikTok profile is the way to display your likes and interests to the community. From videos you enjoy to content you create, a profile is a snapshot of your personality. But not everyone wants to share parts of their profile, so TikTok created features that allow you to restrict what your friends and the public can see. With these tools, you're in control of what you show the world.

Who can see your likes

Liking videos is an important part of curating your TikTok experience. When you like a video, TikTok will try to show you similar videos you might also find entertaining. But we understand that sometimes you might not want the world to see everything you tapped a heart for. That's why we added a feature that keeps your list of liked videos private.

Your likes will automatically be set as visible only to you, but you can change that at any time from your profile page:

  • Access Privacy and Settings by clicking the three dots in the top right corner
  • Tap "Who Can See the Videos I've Liked"
  • Choose between All and Me
Can you limit what you see on TikTok?

Making a video private

TikTok has tons of video creation and editing tools to foster your creativity. It's fun to share the videos you make with your friends and the community, but sometimes you might want to experiment by creating a video just for you. By making that video private, you will be the only person who can view it.

To upload a private video:

  • On the video posting page for your draft video, tap “Who Can View This Video”
  • Choose “Private”

NOTE: Private videos must still follow the community guidelines and may be flagged by filters for moderation.

Switching to a private account

By default, your account starts as public, which means any TikTok user can view your videos and post comments, reactions, or duets to engage with the content you've created and shared – but you can easily change it to a private account in your Privacy Settings.

If you switch to a private account you can approve or deny follower requests, and only users you’ve approved as followers can see your content.

Remember:

  • Information you put in your profile will be visible to all users
  • You can edit your privacy settings by visiting the Privacy and Safety tab on your profile page.
  • You may not use TikTok if you are under 13, or the minimum age for your country or region if designated differently in the Terms of Service

If there’s one social media app that has amassed widespread recognition in a surprisingly less amount of time, it’s TikTok. Ever since the service’s launch back in 2017, it has downloaded by millions of users. In order to keep things fresh and enjoyable for its users, TikTok often tests and rolls out new updates and features… and today isn’t any different either.

Recently, renowned social media consultant Matt Navarra posted a couple of tweets centered on TikTok. The first tweet mentions a newly added functionality that will help viewers gain control of the content they come across on the platform. Basically, TikTok will now be allowing users to either hide all videos posted by a particular creator, or better yet, all videos with a specific sound.

Can you limit what you see on TikTok?

As the screenshot in Navarra’s tweet indicates, you will be able to hide the desired posts by tapping on the screen first, then tapping on the “Not Interested” button and following it by choosing the hiding option that suits you better.

The second tweet by Navarra is about a design revamp that is still in testing phase. In case everything goes on smoothly, we can soon be witnessing a new and improved search page on TikTok which will sort all videos by their categories. Navarra also included a screenshot in his tweet to give us a better look at the new (potential) search page. Users will be able to choose if they would like to only view dance videos, pop-culture, gaming content or other categories’ clips.

Can you limit what you see on TikTok?

As stated above, the option to hide specific videos has already been rolled out and you are informed to update your TikTok app to the latest available version to access it (in case you are still running an outdated version of the app). As for the change in search page, it might take at least a few weeks before it gets rolled out. Stay tuned for further updates in this story.

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How do I control what content I see on TikTok?

To access and configure your privacy controls, head on over to the Privacy and Safety option under the app settings. Here, you can view and adjust your privacy controls at any time.To control who can comment on your videos: From your profile, open the Privacy and Safety settings.

Can I put restrictions on TikTok?

Tap on their profile picture or icon, and navigate to Settings > Family, where you can turn Parental controls on or off, set a security PIN, and adjust the settings. Turn Parental Controls On and create a PIN that a user must enter to change these controls.

Can you make TikTok kid friendly?

TikTok also offers some tools for parents to limit how much time kids spend on the app and what kids can see. Parents can also use Restricted Mode to reduce mature content or Family Safety Mode to pair their account with their kid's to control settings completely.

How do you hide things on TikTok?

As the screenshot in Navarra's tweet indicates, you will be able to hide the desired posts by tapping on the screen first, then tapping on the “Not Interested” button and following it by choosing the hiding option that suits you better.