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faq:privacy:direct_message_privacy [2022/11/10 18:57] – ↷ Page moved from faq:direct_message_privacy to faq:privacy:direct_message_privacy dreadpir8robotsfaq:privacy:direct_message_privacy [2022/11/16 16:55] (current) – Add alert on mentioning user 4n68r
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 It is true that a bored server admin that hosts one of the recipients of the private message could search the database to find the private message. However, this is not different than most other services, including Twitter. It is true that a bored server admin that hosts one of the recipients of the private message could search the database to find the private message. However, this is not different than most other services, including Twitter.
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 +<block important> If you tag (i.e., @mention) a user within a private message thread, they will automatically be included in that thread and able to see the message. If you only wish to //mention// a user in the conversation without //including// them in it, do not tag/@mention them!</block>