# Ability to silence users in chat

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-silence-users-in-chat/308426>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** moderation, chat\
**Created:** [May 17, 2024, 2:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-silence-users-in-chat/308426 "2024-05-17T14:17:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 3:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-silence-users-in-chat/308426/6 "2024-05-17T15:31:44Z")

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> [@jordan-violet](#):
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> the ability to silencer a user in chat, directly from that chat/channel.

Can’t that be done already?

Flag message → select a reason → “Take Action” → “Silence”:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/5/f/b/5fb1cef489aac4644b09c94e8ef31dc69ef31e00.png)

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