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Currently, there are a large number of social networks, and VKontakte is one of the largest in the world. As a rule, users of their pages want to hide some information about themselves from strangers. But there is a way to view photos and videos of almost all closed pages and groups. In this material we will look at the question of how to watch a blocked video on VK and find out possible problems associated with this procedure.
Ways to watch a blocked video on VKontakte
Throughout the existence of the social network “VKontakte”, it was possible to send a complaint about a particular video that had content prohibited by the administration. At a certain point during the active development of the site, from 2009 to 2014, the rules of this Internet resource became very strict.
Such drastic changes were due to the fact that many users and subscribers of the social network were using the site’s capabilities for completely different purposes. At one time, VK hosted a lot of pornographic material and videos with content prohibited from viewing. At that time, the general director and developer of the site, Pavel Durov, made a radical decision to block videos that did not comply with the rules of the resource. The main idea was to prevent VKontakte from subsequently turning from a popular social network into a typical file-sharing site with 18+ materials.
After several years, this story repeated itself again, only this time with his new brainchild “Telegram”. Everyone knows that Telegram has an open platform for creating bots. So, some enthusiasts developed a “porn bot” that redirected a link from the browser to the secure “cart” servers. A few weeks after this bot was actively working for the benefit of Muslim countries (where porn is prohibited), it was blocked because it did not comply with the policy and development strategy of the resource.
Based on the foregoing, it can be understood that, as a rule, blocked videos contradict the site’s policy, which was introduced and consolidated by Pavel Durov. In his new project, he also adheres to these rules and the privacy of each user's information.
How to hide videos in VK, is it necessary to do this?
You can hide your videos from prying eyes for the following reasons:
- Hide your musical tastes and preferences from friends;
- Hide adult content (18+);
- Restrict access if you want the video to be available only to you or a narrow circle of your friends.
Below we will look at all the ways you can do this.
On the computer
To close access, follow a few simple steps:
- Log in to VKontakte (https://vk.com/) using your username and password.
- In the left column of the menu, find the “Video” section and go to it.
- Click on the “My Videos” link.
- Hover your mouse over the desired video and click on the “pencil” button located in the upper right corner.
- Find and select "Who can watch this...". Set the necessary privacy settings. If you want to hide content from everyone, then set the “Only me” option. If you want to limit it from strangers, then select “Friends only.”
Attention! If you do not have a pencil icon, this means that the desired post was published by another user or group and you will not be able to close it.
To solve this problem in VK there are two methods:
- You need to upload exactly the same entry to your profile in Contact.
- Add to your page the same video from a third-party video hosting site ( YouTube, Vimeo, Video Mail.ru , etc.). How to do this is written here .
If you want to hide several entries in VK at once, then it is best to create a separate album. To use this feature in your videos section:
- In the right corner, click on the “Create Album” link.
- Specify its name and set the desired privacy settings.
- Using the left mouse button, drag and drop the desired entries into it.
Note : remember that the video must be added to the social network by YOU, otherwise you will not be able to close it (or transfer it to an album).
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