How to See Someone’s Profile If They Blocked You
Blocked on TikTok or Instagram? Here is how to still see a public profile — and why an anonymous viewer works when your account cannot.
A block is tied to your account. When someone blocks you, the platform hides their content from that specific account — but the profile itself, if public, is still visible to everyone else on the internet.
Why anonymous viewing works
An anonymous viewer isn't your account. It fetches the same public profile the rest of the world sees. Since the block only applies to you-as-a-logged-in-user, viewing anonymously simply isn't affected by it — you see the public bio, posts, videos and comments.
What this is not
This only works for public profiles. If the account is private, a block or not, its posts aren't public and can't be viewed by anyone who isn't an approved follower. Anonymous viewing never bypasses privacy — it just isn't subject to a personal block on public content.
How to do it
Open an anonymous viewer, paste the username, and view. No login, no notification, and the block on your account is irrelevant because your account isn't involved.