TikTok is, along with Zoom , possibly one of the fashionable applications, whose downloads have increased considerably in the last year. On the one hand, in the case of the first, it could possibly be due to the time we spend confined to home, which “forced” us to look for options to be able to have fun and hang out. While, in the case of the second, surely it also had to see the arrival of teleworking and the large number of online meetings that were held during that time.
Even though TikTok is a social network that the youngest loves, in which we can find humorous and quality content that is truly worthwhile (for its intentionality and originality), it is true that, as with any other social network, to Although its purpose is to make our creativity known to the rest of the users, we find ourselves with the typical added problem that anyone could see our clips or short videos and follow us.
If we are concerned about privacy on TikTok , and we prefer that only our closest group of contacts be those who have access to view our short creations, an excellent solution is to make our public account private . It is very easy, but you must take into account some important details that are worth mentioning before making the change.
What to consider before making the change?
Although making our TikTok account private is actually very straightforward and simple (in fact, it is enough to follow a total of 5 steps to achieve it), it is necessary to bear in mind that, if the account has been public for a long time, it is We may already have quite a few followers.
If so, you should know that the change to a private account will only take effect from the moment we make the modification , which basically means that users who have already followed us will continue to do so.
Therefore, although it is true that when we create an account on this social network, the profile is automatically public so that anyone can follow us and view our videos (otherwise, TikTok would surely not have been so successful), it is possible to prevent strangers from seeing our contents .
Changing our TikTok account from public to private
If you are ready to take the step, it is actually quite a simple and straightforward process. To begin, we open the TikTok app and click on the Yo button, which we will find in the lower right corner, which will take us to our official profile.
Once this is done, we must touch the three-point icon that we will find located in the upper right corner of the screen. We now touch Privacy and security and here we will find the option that interests us: Private account .
