Where is VKontakte privacy settings

In the next publication, we will talk in detail about the privacy settings of Vkontakte. First of all, let's take a closer look at what these settings are, where to find them on your page and what they are responsible for. From the very name of this section of settings, it becomes clear that in it you can quite easily and very quickly set up access and display rights for your materials and various user roles. It should be noted right away that you can set up privacy very flexibly. You do not need to install various extensions from, which we wrote about in more detail in one of the previous publications on the site resource. For a more detailed look at this post, follow the link above.

Despite the fact that the new design of the Vkontakte website appeared a long time ago, many users of the social network have not yet fully figured out all the nuances of the new design, because there are a lot of these innovations. In this regard, many people ask about where the privacy settings are now on Vkontakte. We will be happy to answer this question. Privacy settings are located in the general settings of your account. They occupy a separate section there. In order to go to "Settings", click on your profile avatar. Then click on the "Settings" item, as shown in the picture above.

To change the privacy settings of Vkontakte, on the page that opens, click on the link titled: "Privacy", as shown in the lower screenshot. As you can see, you have the opportunity to edit, that is, configure at your own discretion such options as: "Security", edit the "Black List", configure the issuance of "Alerts", "Applications" and "Mobile Services". Also, not so long ago, a separate settings item appeared under the name: "Payments and Transfers".

You can read in more detail how to perform Vkontakte by clicking on the link above. In general, it is worthwhile immediately upon registration to thoroughly set up your account for all functions and sections for more convenience in using the social network. Of course, if necessary, you can always change these or those options. The main thing is not to forget about saving the changes made.

So, we already know where the privacy settings of the VK social network are located. Now let's figure out what exactly this section of the site offers us to configure. Entering "Privacy", you can see (see the screenshot below) that the page is conditionally divided into the following subsections:

In this section, the visibility of entries for various user roles is configured, as well as the ability to leave comments.

• Communication with me.

Everything is obvious here. In these options, you configure the ability to contact you. You yourself indicate those who can write you personal messages, invite to various communities, etc.

• Other.

In this section of privacy settings, you specify the people who will see your page on the Internet, as well as what updates your friends see in the news.

By default, in all settings, visibility for all social users. network included. To change the visibility of any element on your page, click on the checkmark next to the selected settings item, as shown in the picture just above. Now select the desired user category from the drop-down menu. At the bottom of the privacy settings window there is a link where you can see how your page will look from the outside, after all the changes made. You do not need to close everything from prying eyes, as this will definitely not add new friends and subscribers to you. And our agency. And moreover, it will increase their number as much as you need.