How to Know if Someone Blocked You on YouTube

Last Updated: November 2, 2024

If someone blocked you on YouTube, you will not be able to comment on their videos. You will still be able to remain subscribed to their channel though. Google uses an approach called shadow banning to help prevent blocked users from using alternate channels to post. This wikiHow will show you how to know if someone blocked you on YouTube.

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A channel has the URL youtube.com/ChannelName, youtube.com/user/UserName, and/or youtube.com/channel/xxxxxxxxxxx, where xxxxxxxxxxx is the channel ID.
Select a video, type in a comment, then choose "Post".

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Open a private window in your browser.
The video URL looks like this: youtube.com/watch?v=xxxxxxxx, where xxxxxxxx is the video ID.
If your comment is not listed on their channel, the channel has likely blocked you.