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How to hide reposts on TikTok

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Plenty of videos promise a hidden "Reposts" switch. TikTok's own Help Center does not describe one. Here is what it does describe, what each option costs you, and which settings people try that do nothing for reposts.

Is there a hide reposts setting?

No, not one TikTok documents. Its Help Center page on reposts covers what a repost is, who sees it, how to reply and how to remove one. It names two things that change who sees your reposts: whether your account is public or private, and whether the repost still exists. There is no per-tab or per-repost visibility switch in it.

TikTok changes settings without much notice, so a look under Settings and privacy → Privacy in your version of the app costs nothing. If you find a reposts switch there, it is newer than TikTok's documentation.

Option 1: make your account private

TikTok says that on a private account, only your followers can see your reposted content, on your profile and in their For You feed. You also approve each new follower.

1. Open Profile.
2. Tap the Menu ☰ button at the top.
3. Go to Settings and privacy → Privacy.
4. Turn on Private account.

The cost: it hides everything, not only reposts. On a private account, people cannot Duet, Stitch or download your posts, and your videos stop reaching strangers. Your name, username and profile photo stay visible to anyone.

Option 2: hide reposts from one person

Block them. TikTok says blocking someone means you can't view each other's posts, find each other's profiles in search or exchange messages, and they are not notified. To block: go to the person's profile, tap the Share button at the top, tap Block, then confirm.

On a private account there is a softer option: remove that person as a follower. Since only followers see a private account's reposts, they lose sight of them without being blocked.

Option 3: remove the reposts

The only way to hide a repost from everyone while staying public is to remove it. TikTok lists three routes:

• Open the video you reposted, tap Share, then Delete repost.
• Press and hold the video, then tap Remove repost.
• Tap your profile photo at the bottom of the video, then tap Remove.

Removing a repost also deletes every reply it got. One at a time is fine for a handful; for a full tab, see how to delete all your TikTok reposts at once, or keep some creators and remove the rest.

Settings that don't hide reposts

• Comment settings. TikTok says your comment privacy settings don't apply to repost replies. Limiting comments on your videos does not limit replies on your reposts.
• Per-video audience. The "who can watch this video" setting is for your own posts. TikTok does not say it applies to reposts.
• Liked and Favorites privacy. These control other tabs. The repost tab is separate.
• "Not interested". It changes what you see in your feed, not what others see on your profile.

Which option to pick

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