Most videos on equiReelz are private. Public is an explicit opt-in flag that says "anyone with the URL can watch this without signing up". Useful for the few rounds you want to show off; wrong for everything else.
When public is the right choice
- Sale videos you want findable by buyers.
- A "highlight reel" round you'd link from a social profile.
- Press, sponsor, or marketing-permitted clips.
When private + share link is better
- Sharing with a specific person — you don't want it findable, you want it accessed.
- Anything you might regret later — public is durable; share links expire.
Where public videos appear
A public video is reachable via its direct URL by anyone, with or without an account. We don't have a public discovery feed yet, so for now "public" mostly means "the URL works for anyone you give it to, indefinitely".
Going public is reversible — but the link may have travelled
Toggling public off stops new viewers from watching. Anyone who already saved the URL still has the URL; they just can't load it any more. If you've shared it widely, treat it as if it might still be remembered.