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 +{{tag>faq privacy}}
 +====== How do I send a private message or DM or otherwise restrict my audience? ======
 +Mastodon provides several options to control post privacy, but there are several important things to know about private messaging on Mastodon: it may work differently than you expect, and [[faq:privacy:direct_message_privacy|messages aren't end-to-end encrypted]].
  
 +<div important>Be aware that mentioning someone in a private message **will include them in the conversation**. This behaviour is different vs. Twitter/many other apps.
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 +If you need to report an abusive user or post, use the Report functionality rather than a ''Mentioned people only'' post.</div>
 +
 +To control audience for a particular post, select Post Privacy options.
 +
 +Options should be fairly self-explanatory, but there are some cosmetic and functional differences between the web app and the official Mastodon mobile app:
 +^Post Privacy Option^Description^Available on desktop^Available on mobile app^
 +|Public|This post will be visible to anyone|  Yes  |  Yes  |
 +|Followers only|This post will be visible to your followers only|  Yes  |  Yes  |
 +|Mentioned people only \\ Only people I mention|Visible only to accounts which you mention in this post|  Yes  |  Yes  |
 +|Unlisted|This post will be visible to anyone, but is opted out of discovery features|  Yes  |  No  |
 +===== Where do I find Post Privacy options? =====
 +<div>
 +<div column half>
 +==== Desktop web UI ====
 +{{faq:post-privacy-web-button.png?direct|Change post privacy button - Mastodon web UI}}
 +
 +{{faq:post-privacy-web-options.png?direct|Post privacy options - Mastodon web UI}}
 +</div>
 +<div column half>
 +==== Mastodon mobile app ====
 +{{faq:post-privacy-ios-button.png?direct&300|}}
 +</div>
 +</div>