# Sharing links should not work on private topics

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/sharing-links-should-not-work-on-private-topics/23932>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [13. Januar 2015 um 05:28 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sharing-links-should-not-work-on-private-topics/23932 "2015-01-13T05:28:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![cpradio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/cpradio/32/4970_2.png) [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\
**Post date:** [13. Januar 2015 um 11:24 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sharing-links-should-not-work-on-private-topics/23932/4 "2015-01-13T11:24:34Z")

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You can’t prevent someone from sharing a link that is private. There are at least 4 different ways to get that link. Doesn’t seem worth the hassle to hide it (and the confusion to users part of private categories when it goes missing).

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