# PMs are accesible by admins if the admin has the link

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/pms-are-accesible-by-admins-if-the-admin-has-the-link/123139>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [July 16, 2019, 10:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pms-are-accesible-by-admins-if-the-admin-has-the-link/123139 "2019-07-16T22:13:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 10:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pms-are-accesible-by-admins-if-the-admin-has-the-link/123139/4 "2019-07-16T22:38:35Z")

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This is only true for admins, not moderators, so I am editing your title which is incorrect. Moderators also only have access to PMs when they are flagged.

If this is a concern, demote yourself to moderator (by logging in under a different account to taste), or enable logging of PM visits by admins in your site settings.

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