# Security for underage users

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/security-for-underage-users/12783
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [February 17, 2014, 10:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/security-for-underage-users/12783 "2014-02-17T22:48:43Z")
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### Author: ![nat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nat/32/235063_2.png) [@nat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nat)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2023, 2:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/security-for-underage-users/12783/15 "2023-06-10T02:38:34Z")

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Thanks to @martin a while back we introduced `personal message enabled groups` and `direct message enabled groups`. This should serve your purpose! You can create a “above-18” group and use it here.

 ![IMG_6093](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/6/8/a/68a0732379054312c1aa73f304c057880725961a.jpeg)

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