# How to prevent that hidden post can be expanded

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-prevent-that-hidden-post-can-be-expanded/140401>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [February 2, 2020, 12:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-prevent-that-hidden-post-can-be-expanded/140401 "2020-02-02T12:14:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![GuidoD](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/guidod/32/292621_2.png) [@GuidoD](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GuidoD)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-prevent-that-hidden-post-can-be-expanded/140401/3 "2020-02-02T13:36:59Z")

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no these are not deleted posts, just hidden posts due to flagging (automatically hidden due to several flags or hidden due to accepted flags by the moderators).  
So changing this setting would not help. 😉

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