9.1 Understanding Default Access Rights to Messages

9.1.1 Viewing Messages

Viewing Messages on Personal Feeds

All messages that are posted to your personal feed are visible to all users who are currently following you. For information on how to restrict users from following you, see Section 9.5, Limiting Users from Following You without Your Permission.

Viewing Messages on Group Feeds

You can view all messages for groups that you are currently following. For information on how to follow a group, see Section 4.8, Following a Group. If you are a group administrator, you can monitor which users follow your group, as described in Section 9.4, Limiting Access to Groups.

9.1.2 Editing Messages

By default, users can edit any message they have rights to view.

Furthermore, users can edit your messages if they are direct recipients of the message. Direct recipients include:

You can make your messages more private and secure, as described in Section 9.3, Limiting Access to Messages.

9.1.3 Sending Messages

Sending Messages to Groups

By default, you can send messages to any group feed where you are a member.

Sending Messages to Users

By default, you can send messages to any user, regardless of whether you are following them.

9.1.4 Replying to Messages

By default, you can reply to all messages on your personal feed, as well as to all messages on any group feed where you are a member. Group owners can create restrictions, as described in Section 9.4, Limiting Access to Groups.

You can reply to all messages that have been sent directly to you. This includes cases when the message is sent directly to you and it is also sent:

  • To a group that you are not a member of.

  • To a group that you are not an administrator of, but only administrators are allowed to reply to messages on the group feed.