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Make it a policy to never show Labs when `"show_labs_settings": false`
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Description
### Your use case
#### What would you like to do?
**Never** show the Labs tab in settings unless `show_labs_settings` is enabled.
#### Why would you like to do it?
It's extremely confusing for users that the Labs tab appears but only has one or two features in it. Many people in `#element-web:matrix.org` have been confused by this.
#### How would you like to achieve it?
If a feature is in beta but we want to allow more people to try it, then it should come out of the Labs tab and be placed elsewhere in settings.
### Have you considered any alternatives?
https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/issues/8498
or
Show all of the Labs settings but have them disabled with a sentence saying these are only available when `show_labs_settings` is enabled.
### Additional context
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