With TikTok, it seems like there is no middle ground. You either love it or hate it. This is largely due to its algorithm, which tends to be very insistent on controversial or contentious, as that is what generates the most comments and interactions. However, If what you like about TikTok is not that specific type of content, but everything elseIt’s time to learn how to filter content on the platform.
TikTok is very aware of its algorithm issues and that’s why it added to the a feature that allows you to block specific words to filter content at your whim. Below we will explain how to use it.
How to block words on TikTok
The easiest and fastest way to Remove content from your “For You” that bothers you or that doesn’t interest youconsists of using the word filter that TikTok offers in this way:
- Open TikTok and press the option Profile bottom right.
- Touch the three horizontal stripes which are at the top right.
- Select Settings and privacy.
- And a Content Preferences.
- Choose Filter by keywords.
- press the button Add keyword.
- Enter the content keyword that you don’t want to see, then select the boxes for the sections of TikTok where you want to apply the filter.
- Finally, press Maintain top right.
After doing this, TikTok won’t show you videos that contain (in the description or tags) the words you have blocked.
Keep this in mind You can add as many keywords as you want to TikTok’s content filter. So take this opportunity to block anything that bothers you.
How to block someone’s videos on TikTok
In case you don’t want to see videos from a specific person or account on TikTok, you need to do the following:
- Open a video from the account of TikTok you want to block.
- Press and hold the video in the center until a window with options appears.
- Select Relationship.
- Choose a reason why you don’t like the content of that account. If it is not for a specific reason, press “Other”.
- press the button To send and then activate the «Hide content from…«.
- Finally, it’s up to you List.
And that would be it. From now on, no more videos from that account will be displayed. If you regret it, you can remove the block from Settings & Privacy > Content Preferences > Deactivated Accounts.
In case this method doesn’t work for you, here’s another way to block someone on TikTok. If you need more help, feel free to leave us a comment below.
