Why is a video private on YouTube?

Why is a video private on YouTube? One of the ways we try and do this is by prohibiting the use of unrelated or misleading tags. If your video is identified as violating our policies, it may be locked as private. When a video is locked as private, it will not be visible to the public. If a viewer has a link to the video, it will appear as unavailable.

One of the ways we try and do this is by prohibiting the use of unrelated or misleading tags. If your video is identified as violating our policies, it may be locked as private. When a video is locked as private, it will not be visible to the public. If a viewer has a link to the video, it will appear as unavailable.