How To Block TikTok Shop Videos? Explained [2024]

Do you know one of the many ways social media can annoy you while you’re having a good time exploring your favorite food? Yes, by showing you content, and especially big videos, of things you are not interested in at all.

Similarly, we currently have many TikTok users who are not at all interested in the new TikTok Shop functionality in the app but they keep coming across it wherever they go.

So, how to block TikTok Shop videos? Is there a way you can get rid of them altogether? There surely are a couple of methods, and if you are interested in knowing about them, then all you have to do is have a look at the article below.

How To Block TikTok Shop Videos?

To block TikTok Shop video from your account, we have to message to offer and they are as follows,

Method 1: Block the Hashtag

1. Open the TikTok App and visit your Profile. 
2. Click on the three-line icon mentioned at the top right corner of the screen.
3. From the main menu, select Settings & Privacy. 
4. Select the Content Preferences option.
5. Tap on Filer Keywords.
6. Type #tiktokshop and save. 

This method will help TikTok understand that you are not interested in the TikTok Shop content, which also includes videos, and it will also try to show less content related to the hashtag you have blocked. 

Method 2: Use ‘Not Interested’ Option

1. Scroll Past a TikTok Shop video that came in your feed.
2. Select the Sound icon.
3. Choose the Not Interested option.
4. Repeat the same process with every TikTok Shop video you come across for some time.

Since you have repeated the process multiple times, it will allow the TikTok algorithm to understand that you are not interested in the TikTok Shop content, so it will gradually reduce the number of videos it shows to use related to the TikTok Shop.

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Extra Tips

• You can switch your TikTok account to under 18 because TikTok won’t be showing the TikTok Shop ads, at least not most of them, to younger users, although this feature can limit other features you can use as an adult. 
• You can get help from third-party apps to help you filter the content you see on TikTok, but make sure you’re only using the trusted one because there are multiple scammers in the market. 

Final Words

In conclusion, no guaranteed method can help you get rid of the TikTok videos you see on the TikTok app, but by following the guides mentioned above, you can definitely reduce the amount of content you don’t like. 

With that, we have reached the end of this article, and we hope you now know how to block TikTok Shop videos. 

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