4 Ways to Block Someone From Your YouTube Channel: Quick Guide

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Maintain your YouTube space with these tips on blocking other users

Co-authored by Hannah Dillon Reviewed by Candace Gasper

Last Updated: October 9, 2024 Fact Checked

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Removing Channel Recommendations

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YouTube Kids & Supervised Experiences

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Hiding Users from Your Channel

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Browser Plugins

Are you trying to block someone on YouTube? Unfortunately, standard YouTube doesn't have the ability to actually block anyone—this feature is only available in YouTube Kids or shared teen experiences. However, there are a few workarounds so you don't have to see a particular channel or to make it so they can't comment on your videos. Keep reading to learn more.

Ways to Block a YouTube Channel

While there is no official way to block a YouTube channel, there are a few workarounds: try marking the channel for removal from your recommendations, blocking on YouTube Kids, hiding the user from your channel, or using a third-party blocking plugin.

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Removing Channel Recommendations

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Go to the YouTube homepage. Unfortunately, there's no way to directly block a YouTube channel. The only way you can stop seeing another channel is to tell YouTube you don't want to see that channel's content anymore.
- You can do this on both desktop and mobile.
You can only do this to videos in your recommended feed. You cannot do this in search or from a creator's page.

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The channel will no longer show up in your recommendations. However, this doesn't stop you from seeing the channel if you go to their page, or you may see that user comments on other videos as well.

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YouTube Kids & Supervised Experiences

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This can only be done if you use YouTube Kids or have created a Shared Experience for your pre-teen. This can be done from your linked parent account or directly on your child's device.
On mobile, instead click the user's bio.
On mobile, click the three-dot icon in the upper-right corner.
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Select Block channel for children. Click through the next few screens confirming that you want to block that user.
- If you want to unblock the channel at some point, simply go back to the user's page and return to the location of the Block button, which has now switched to an Unblock button.^{[1]
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Hiding Users from Your Channel

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While this isn't actually blocking a user, you can hide a user from your page so they can't comment on your videos or make clips of your livestreams.
On mobile, instead click the user's bio.
On mobile, click the three-dot icon in the upper-right corner.
This user's comments on your video won't show anymore. If you want to see who you've hidden or show their comments, go to YouTube Studio > Settings > Community.^{[2]
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Research source} Hidden users will be displayed under the "Automated Filters" section.

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Browser Plugins

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Download and install a browser plugin. While there is no official way to block users on YouTube, there are a handful of third-party browser plugins that can block users for you. Note that these plugins will only work on desktop, unless you use Firefox and set up mobile extensions.
- YouTube Master: Google Chrome (and other Chromium browsers like Opera) and Safari
- BlockTube: Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox
- UnHook: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Microsoft Edge