{"id":41792,"date":"2022-07-30T16:13:12","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T16:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=41792"},"modified":"2022-07-30T16:13:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T16:13:12","slug":"how-to-hide-subscriber-on-youtube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-hide-subscriber-on-youtube","title":{"rendered":"How to Hide Subscriber on YouTube"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fe63157c063\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fe63157c063\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fe63157c063\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-hide-subscriber-on-youtube\/#How_to_Hide_Subscriber_on_YouTube\" title=\"How to Hide Subscriber on YouTube\">How to Hide Subscriber on YouTube<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-hide-subscriber-on-youtube\/#Make_your_subscriptions_public_or_private\" title=\"Make your subscriptions public or private\">Make your subscriptions public or private<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-hide-subscriber-on-youtube\/#Avoid_artificially_inflating_subscriber_count\" title=\"Avoid artificially inflating subscriber count\">Avoid artificially inflating subscriber count<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-hide-subscriber-on-youtube\/#Limit_special_characters_in_your_channel_name\" title=\"Limit special characters in your channel name\">Limit special characters in your channel name<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-hide-subscriber-on-youtube\/#Update_your_channel_name\" title=\"Update your channel name\">Update your channel name<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Hide_Subscriber_on_YouTube\"><\/span>How to Hide Subscriber on YouTube<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" style=\"width:auto; margin:0px 10px; max-height:391px; max-width:36% height:auto;\" alt=\"how to hide subscriber on youtube\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/hqkzDua.png\">  <\/p>\n<p>YouTube recognizes that some creators prefer to hide their subscribers. This controversial measure is necessary to combat impersonation on its platform. While it will undoubtedly upset some users, it is the right thing to do for your own peace of mind. There are a few things you can do, though. First, you can update your channel name and limit special characters. You can also make your subscriptions public, if you wish.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Make_your_subscriptions_public_or_private\"><\/span>Make your subscriptions public or private<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can choose whether to make your YouTube subscriptions public or private. Private subscriptions are hidden from the public, but they will still be visible to the creator. Private subscriptions are great for people who want to subscribe to a channel, but they don&#8217;t want their subscribers to know they&#8217;re in the list. The YouTube Studio dashboard is a great place to see who&#8217;s subscribing to what channels.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to keep your subscribers private, you can follow them without becoming a subscriber. However, to follow their videos, you have to sign in with your Gmail account. Fortunately, there&#8217;s an easy way to bypass the sign-in screen. Instead, you can opt to make your YouTube subscriptions public or private. This way, you can keep track of how many people are watching your videos. And when you&#8217;re working on your content, you can make your YouTube subscriptions public or private.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Avoid_artificially_inflating_subscriber_count\"><\/span>Avoid artificially inflating subscriber count<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Buying subscribers and views is one of the most common methods of boosting a YouTube channel&#8217;s subscriber count. But this practice violates YouTube&#8217;s policies. YouTube encourages creators to buy promotional activities to increase viewership and engage with their content, but does not support buying things that deceive users. Buying YouTube subscribers and views is a red flag to fake subscribers and can get your channel banned.<\/p>\n<p>YouTube recently disabled an option where channel owners could choose to hide their subscriber counts. While this option has been available since 2009, it was often used by impersonating YouTube stars and faking fake subscriptions. However, YouTube regularly updates its algorithm to detect fake subscriptions and engagement. By making this option more difficult to use, the risk of impersonation remains. Ultimately, it&#8217;s better to be safe than sorry.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Limit_special_characters_in_your_channel_name\"><\/span>Limit special characters in your channel name<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>YouTube has implemented a new policy to restrict the use of certain special characters in your channel name. This change will only affect future channel name updates. The change will not affect legitimate uses of special characters, however. In the meantime, you will no longer be able to hide your subscriber count. For more information on the new policy, read on. If you&#8217;re a video creator, you can learn how to use special characters to your advantage.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most common tactics used by spammers is to use special characters in their channel names. They may try to mimic an official YouTube account by using the same characters as the real creator. This makes it harder to detect fake channels. In addition, special characters can make channel names look familiar to viewers. So, if you want to stay away from spammers, try to stick with a name that is easy to remember.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Update_your_channel_name\"><\/span>Update your channel name<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t want to share your subscribers&#8217; names with the world, you can easily hide them from YouTube. This will prevent them from subscribing and commenting on your videos. You can view them manually by clicking on their profile photos. Changing your channel name will remove your subscriber&#8217;s name from your public profile. If you&#8217;ve previously verified your channel, you will need to re-apply for verification.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to this, you should also update your channel name to remove special characters from your channel name. Some spammers use these characters to make their channels look authentic, so you want to avoid them. You should also avoid spelling your name with special characters, since they are commonly used in spam accounts. However, if you&#8217;d rather keep your existing name with special characters, you should not change it. YouTube is limiting the use of special characters in channel names, so it&#8217;s a good idea to keep your existing name.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe allowfullscreen=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VQqc27zapz0\" height=\"254\" width=\"455\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"margin:0px auto; display: block;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Hide Subscriber on YouTube YouTube recognizes that some creators prefer to hide their subscribers. This controversial measure is necessary to combat impersonation on its platform. While it will undoubtedly upset some users, it is the right thing to do for your own peace of mind. 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