# New category permission - "cannot see"/"exclude"

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-category-permission-cannot-see-exclude/50044
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [September 12, 2016, 10:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-category-permission-cannot-see-exclude/50044 "2016-09-12T22:46:14Z")
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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: [September 4, 2024, 6:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-category-permission-cannot-see-exclude/50044/36 "2024-09-04T06:09:04Z")

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> [@Robin.Grant](#):
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> Lets say I want to keep any topics that are tagged “secret” non-visible to a certain group.

How secret are those topics? When you mute something by default (for everyone or for members of a group), users can still edit their preferences to unmute it. Also, muted topics are hidden in topic lists, but not, for example, in search results.

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