Difference Between YouTube’s Public, Private and Unlisted Videos
When you upload a video on YouTube, you get three video privacy options — Public, Private, and Unlisted. While most of the videos on YouTube are Public, in some cases private or unlisted videos make more sense.
So let’s see what exactly is the difference between Public, Private and Unlisted Videos.
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Public Video
The name is self-explanatory. When you make a video public, everyone can see it, find it through YouTube search and share it with their friends on social media.
Private videos
Only the uploader and theGoogle Accountshe specified, can see a private video. If you share your private video with your friends, and they shared it with their buddies, then only your friends will be able to see the video.
The only way to see a private video is by requesting the uploader.
Unlisted Video
However, anyone with a video’s link can watch the unlisted video. If you share your unlisted video with your friends, and they decided to share it with their buddies, then everyone involved can see the video.
Another important thing is, YouTube treats unlisted videos like the public videos, i.e. uploader cannot use copyright video or audio, and if any user flags the video forinappropriate content, YouTube team will review it under 24 hours, just like they do for public videos.
Comparing YouTube’s Public, Private and Unlisted Videos
What is the use of Unlisted video?
Consider this situation–
Once you YouTube channel start growing, you may want to unlist older videos that are not adding any value or getting search traffic. Better than making them private.
Before making your video public, you want to get an opinion of other people.
Mrinal Saha
Mrinal is a tech geek who spends half of his day reading and writing about tech. While the nights are spent on shooting or editing YouTube videos. Feel free to geek out with him on-
