# Ability to view if PM has been read (Moderation ability?)

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-view-if-pm-has-been-read-moderation-ability/38033
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** moderation, privacy, completed
**Created:** [January 16, 2016, 4:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-view-if-pm-has-been-read-moderation-ability/38033 "2016-01-16T04:06:31Z")
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### Author: ![jomaxro](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jomaxro/32/126216_2.png) [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2023, 4:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-view-if-pm-has-been-read-moderation-ability/38033/30 "2023-02-06T16:10:57Z")

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Support for this has been added to group PMs. (3 years ago)

> [@Publish group read state](https://meta.discourse.org/t/publish-group-read-state/142927):
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> When in a group, knowing if another user reads a message can be quite useful. A couple of months ago we added the experimental “Publish read state” feature, which after a lot of tweaks is now ready to be safely used. As you may have noticed, this shows who read which post. It adds a new icon and the reader’s count just before the likes: [Screen Shot 2020-02-27 at 15.03.02] If you click the icon, you can also see the reader’s avatars (it works the same way that likes). You will only count as a…

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