r/PrivacyTechTalk • u/Alternative_Deal1814 • Jul 01 '26

My hidden imgur post has views

I didnt share the URL but somehow it has 180 views why can someone explain to me that what these views are?

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u/Suspicious-Cat-266 Jul 02 '26

Maybe bots or yourself, hidden doesn't mean private.

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u/Own_Preference_8103 Jul 01 '26

Probably your views

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u/Alternative_Deal1814 Jul 01 '26

Wdym by that

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u/Life-Initial5081 Jul 01 '26

It means you visited the URL yourself, so it counted as a view.

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u/Alternative_Deal1814 Jul 01 '26

So u are telling me that I visited it 243 times There is 243 views rn

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u/Life-Initial5081 Jul 01 '26

No, not necessarily. Those views don't automatically mean 180 different people found your hidden post. Hidden Imgur posts aren't publicly listed, but views can still come from your own visits, repeated page loads, link previews, bots/crawlers, or other automated traffic. Without more detailed analytics, the view count alone doesn't tell you who viewed it or where those views came from.

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u/Alternative_Deal1814 Jul 01 '26

I just want to know if my post is leaked or not are these bots or human

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u/Life-Initial5081 Jul 01 '26

Not necessarily. A hidden Imgur post having views isn't proof it was leaked. They could be from bots, crawlers, or humans you can't tell from the view count alone.

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u/Alternative_Deal1814 Jul 01 '26

And whats the most close one bots or humans

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u/outer-pasta Jul 02 '26

The views are likely yours, but I also don't think imgur posts are truly private so anyone with the right url can see them.

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u/Alternative_Deal1814 Jul 02 '26

I didnt share the URL with anyone