# Restrict chat for certain groups

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-chat-for-certain-groups/390418
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** chat
**Created:** [December 4, 2025, 2:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-chat-for-certain-groups/390418 "2025-12-04T14:19:25Z")
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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: [December 4, 2025, 2:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-chat-for-certain-groups/390418/2 "2025-12-04T14:37:18Z")

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I think currently the easiest solution is using [Discourse Dynamic Groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-dynamic-groups/365342) to create a group of “chat allowed users” based on the trust level 1 group while excluding those you added to a “not allowed to chat” group.

So the setting for who is allowed to chat (or use DMs) is no longer TL1 but the dynamic group of TL1 without bad actors.

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