# Chat allow uploads - change setting to per trust level

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-allow-uploads-change-setting-to-per-trust-level/376347
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** chat, online-safety-act
**Created:** [July 29, 2025, 6:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-allow-uploads-change-setting-to-per-trust-level/376347 "2025-07-29T06:20:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![Shauny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/shauny/32/362012_2.png) [@Shauny](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shauny)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2025, 6:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-allow-uploads-change-setting-to-per-trust-level/376347/1 "2025-07-29T06:20:54Z")

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I’d like to use the “chat allow uploads” setting in a per-trust-level way.

I’d like to disable uploads in chat for users on Trust Level 1, and enable it for higher trust levels (and staff).

At the moment it is just a binary yes/no.

This is also to help comply with the UK Online Safety Act.

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### Author: ![Shauny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/shauny/32/362012_2.png) [@Shauny](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shauny)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2025, 2:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-allow-uploads-change-setting-to-per-trust-level/376347/3 "2025-12-04T14:16:10Z")

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Are there any plans to address this please?

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### Author: ![Luna\_Mora](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/luna_mora/32/527917_2.png) [@Luna\_Mora](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Luna_Mora)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2026, 9:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-allow-uploads-change-setting-to-per-trust-level/376347/4 "2026-02-08T21:40:58Z")

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Adding my +1 into this feature. If not setting it based on trust level, just the ability to turn on and off the setting for DMs vs public channels would be helpful, instead of having it all under one yes/no toggle.

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### Author: ![mcwumbly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mcwumbly/32/103861_2.png) [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2026, 10:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-allow-uploads-change-setting-to-per-trust-level/376347/5 "2026-02-08T22:19:57Z")

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It’s not planned yet, but I think it’d make sense to convert the setting to match others that let you configure with groups have a given privilege, e.g. `chat_uploads_allow_groups`.

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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-allow-uploads-change-setting-to-per-trust-level/376347/6 "2026-02-09T00:30:30Z")

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As long as the setting doesn’t prevent pasting the markdown you copied from the composer, where you uploaded the image, it doesn’t really prevent users from using images in chat.