# Introducing Discourse Chat (BETA)

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-discourse-chat-beta/210734>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Tags:** chat, new-feature\
**Created:** [December 1, 2021, 6:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-discourse-chat-beta/210734 "2021-12-01T18:18:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2022, 11:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-discourse-chat-beta/210734/79 "2022-01-21T23:21:56Z")

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> [@Mr.X\_Mr.X](#):
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> Does the chat submit to the same word blocking rules as posts?

Not yet, but we will make this happen

> [@Mr.X\_Mr.X](#):
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> Is there a way for the admins to check others personal chat?

We have long term plans to support discourse encrypt with chat

Data at the moment is not encrypted in the DB

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