TikTok: How to Make Your Account Private

Users can stop others from following them

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TikTok allows users to set their accounts to “Private” in order to prevent strangers from following them or watching their videos. When a user has a private TikTok account, non-followers won’t be able to view their videos, and the user will be able to approve or deny anyone who requests to follow their account.

Our guide will show you how to make your account private in the TikTok mobile application.

Note: These screenshots were captured in the TikTok app on iOS.

Step 1: On your TikTok profile, tap the three horizontal lines in the top-right corner of the screen.

Screenshot of a TikTok user's profile with a red arrow pointing at the three horizontal lines in the top-right corner of the screen

Step 2: Tap “Settings and privacy.”

Screenshot of TikTok's profile menu with a red arrow pointing at "Settings and privacy"

Step 3: Tap “Privacy.”

Screenshot of TikTok's "Settings and privacy" menu with a red arrow pointing at "Privacy"

Step 4: Tap the toggle to the right of “Private account” to make your account private.

Screenshot of TikTok's "Privacy" menu with a red arrow pointing at the gray toggle to the right of "Private account"

This guide was first published in March 2019 and was updated in March 2023.

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